Obijt 1626. Aetatis Suae 71.

EFFIGIES R.P. LANCELOTI ANDREWES QVONDAM EPISCOPI WINTONIENSIS
W.M. sculpsit.
If ever any merited to be
The Universall Bishop, this was He
Great ANDREWES who ye Whole vast Sea did drain
Of Learning, and distilld it in his brain;
These pious dropps are of the purest kind
Which trickled from ye limbeck of his mind.
Ia: Howell

A MANUAL OF THE PRIVATE DEVOTIONS AND MEDITATIONS OF The Right Reverend Father in God, LANCELOT ANDREWS, late Lord Bishop of Winchester.

Translated out of a fair Greek MS. of His Amanuensis.

By R.D. B.D.

LONDON, Printed by W.D. for Humphrey Moseley at the Prince's Arms in S. Pauls Church-yard. MDCXLVIII.

TO HIS HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES.

SIR,

IT was the special Com­mand of Your Roia&Father, our most Gracious Sovereign, to the Bishops of Lon­don and Elie, now with God, to take [Page]care that, of the innu­merable Papers of This Reverend Prelate, none should bee com­mitted to the Press, but such as They found perfected by His accurate hand.

In prosequution wherof we are much bound to Their care and faithfulness for the communication of His Incomparable Sermons & Discourses, which now inrich the World with Pietie and Learning; and put [Page]it to the wonder to see the Quintessence of the Fathers & School distilled through His Limbeck, in so fit language and expres­sions, to the great advantage of the Church of God.

Why This most ex­cellent Piece of His Devotions was not by Them presented with the rest, the Language, wherin it was con­ceiv'd and us'd by Him, will give abun­dant satisfaction to [Page] Your Highness. His Greek had been but a Barbarian unto them, whose benefit was chiefly intended in all the Publications of His Works. Nor is Your Highness now to bee assured, that They, who were imploied in that service, were Wise and Honorable Persons, that They well knew Their Work, and did it.

And truly, SIR, the Commands of His Majestie shall ever be [Page]so sacred to me, and the Judgment of Those Reverend Prelats so much esteemed by me, that I should not have presum'd on this Es­saie, had not the Ho­nor of This Renowned Bishop been eclipsed, by obtruding on the World some broken parcels, miserably de­faced by a careless Press, under the glo­rious Name of Bishop Andrews.

If this be thought no sufficient ground [Page]for this high presum­ption, I shall proceed in my presumption on Your Highness, to be a Mediator to Your most Glorious Father, for His Gracious Par­don to a sinner, who, not being without great hopes of ad­vancing Pietie by his sin, is confident of obteining Your Prince­lie Interposition that it is Felix Error. And that, the benefit here­of so much redound­ing to the Glorie of [Page]God, by promoting Christian people in Devotion, it would have been a greater sin against the Public, to detein so pretious a Jewel from im­provement: It being the peculiar happi­ness of Sacred Commo­dities, to be made bet­ter by their using.

And to whom should Devotion ad­dress her self for Pa­tronage, in this Age of Irreligion and Pro­phaness; in this great [Page]invasion upon God, the King, the Church, and whatsoëver is called Holie, if not to Your Highness? It will bee no sin in us, to look for the righting and maintenance of them all, from Your Princelie Arm, assisted with the Power of Hea­ven.

Ride on, Great Prince, upon the Hor­ses of Salvation, and the Lord of Hosts sight your battels. Maie the Sword of the LORD [Page]and Prince CHARLES be mightie in opera­tion, for the Redem­ption of His Sacred Majestie, and the Resti­tution of This Church and Kingdom to Their ancient Libertie and Glorie. Maie Honor, Prosperitie and Peace so accompanie and crown Your Pious, Christian, and Princelie undertakings, that our eies maie once more see the King upon His Throne, gloriously triumphing in the Af­fections [Page]of His Subjects, happily united in the indissoluble bonds of Love and Loialtie.

This is the summe of all our desires, and the dailie Praier of him, whose highest ambition is, not to be utterly uncapable of doing service to the Church of God, and of approving himself,

SIR,
Your Highness's most humble, and most loially devoted Orator and Servant, RICHARD DRAKE.

TO THE CHRISTIAN READER.

AMong the ma­nie blessings, for which I am eternally indebted to Heaven, I ever highly esteemed the possession of This pretious threa­sure, This sacred Re­lique of the most Reve­rend Bishop Andrews. [Page]Which, being used by Him, in His most se­cret conference with His God, not only ac­quaints us with the De­votion of His soul, but also gives us an exam­ple, how Earth maie traffick and communi­cate with Heaven.

Had you seen the O­riginal Manuscript, happie in the glorious deformitie thereof, being slubber'd with His pi­ous hands, and water'd with His penitential tears, you would have [Page]been forced to confess That Book belonged to no other then pure and Primitive Devo­tion.

Of that having had the happiness to obtein a Copie under the fair hand of His Amanu­ensis, I should not so long have deteined from you the Communi­cation thereof, but that some reasonable and just arguments effectually prevailed with me.

But at last, finding a great invasion made [Page]upon His honor, I re­solved to paie my due respects to His pretious memorie, and to exer­cise so much Charitie, which I had learned from His Devotions, toward others, as not to ingross to my own pri­vate use and benefit, what I was confident would be most service­able and welcome to the Church of God.

From the general in­spection of these His set and sacred Forms, as you are convinced of [Page] His Pietie, so you may learn His Judgment concerning Ex tempo­re Conceptions, and undigested Praiers.

I am confident He had as great abilities of expressing himself to purpose without pre­meditation, as anie Rabbie that pretends to the highest pitch of In­spiration. But His De­votion had not taught Him to cast off His Humilitie; nor was He so little acquainted with His God and Him­self, [Page]as not to know His distance and to keep it. It had been a sin to Him to appear before His God emptie, or with that which cost Him no­thing.

There is too much of a Pharisee in him that dares trust to his Me­morie, his Phancie, or Invention before the Majestie of Heaven; when even his most premeditated & weigh­ed thoughts, though clothed in the best at­tire of language, would [Page]be esteemed by himself too too unworthie to be offered to his Prince. And yet such is the ir­religion of this Age, the most High God must take up and be content with that homelie en­tertainment, which my Lord or Ladie, forsooth, would not receive from their most faithfull ser­vant without great scorn and indignation.

But it is the highest pitch of sacrilege to make the Scripture pa­tronize [Page]Impietie. They abuse the Text and the Apostle, that urge His, I will praie with the spirit, to justifie En­thusiasm in Praijing, unless they will, what never anie brainsick Novellist attempted, in­terpret to us, I will sing with the spirit, with their extempora­rie Music.

His Reading had not taught this learned Father to make such wild conclusions; Nor [Page]would His Pietie pcr­mit Him to licence them to others, or Him­self. Hence is it that, in His addresses to His God, His Heart was kindled, first, with ho­lie fire; nor would He then present His Thoughts upon the Altar, til He had weigh'd them in the ballance of the Sanc­tuarie, and by commit­ting them to Faithful writing left no room for fruitless matter or idle words.

The truth hereof will evidently appear in the ensuing Praiers: where you may see the actings of the Spiric, to the hight of the Apostles sense. The Matter, Form, and Phrase of His Devotions all bor­row'd from the Sacred Scriptures, the Holie Fathers, and Primi­tive Liturgies, che­rished with those pious slames of actual Inten­tion, burning Chari­tie and profound Hu­militie, will give the [Page]most invincible assu­rance, that He, that praied thus, made good S. Paul's, I will praie with the Spirit.

Nor did His Me­thod varie from Him neither. Praiers, Sup­plications, Intercessi­ons, and Giving of Thanks, make up the Bodie of His Devotions. That was His unquesti­onable Directorie in these His Sacred Forms. Where you shal ever find His Faith, His Hope, and Chari­tie, [Page]that sacred Triad of supernatural and Theological virtues in the highest pitch of Elevation.

And now, I think, there need no argu­ments, to persuade your acceptation and im­provement of them. It is enough that You know the Man and His Communication. Thus did He discourse with God, and so maie You: building confi­dently on this infalli­ble Oracle, That the ef­fectual [Page]fervent Praier of a righteous man availeth much; that, like a Prince, it hath power with God, and conquers Heaven.

The Citations of the Sacred Scriptures, the Holie Fathers, and Primitive Liturgies; the verie few Additi­ons thus [] included in the Bodie of the Text, together with some Ti­tles and Annotations, by waie of Exposition or Illustration, intended for your greater benefit, [Page]are all my [...], my voluntarie Oblati­ons; or, if you pleas to call them so, Presumpti­ons: which if I maie obtein your pardon for, you see the terms, on which I dare commend these Devotions to the truly pious soul. What is amiss you may assure your self is not in Greek, is not the Bi­shops; the English maie have faults, but that is mine: And, I shal not doubt, your Cha­ritie, in covering them, [Page]will extend it self to Him, who had not now been guiltie of them, but out of Charitie to you. To which if you shal add the recom­mendation of him in your praiers, who shal never be unmindful of you in his, you shal eternally oblige in the most sacred bonds

On the Nativitie of S. Jo. Baptist, 1648.
Your most humble servant in our Lord JESUS, RICHARD DRAKE.

S. Hierom.

Oras?
Loqueris cum Sponso.
Legis?
Ille tecum Ioquitur.
Epist. ad Eustoch. Virg.

Gul. Parisiensis.

Lectio Orationem impinguat.
Lectionem Oratio illuminat.
De Rhetor. Divinâ. cap. 30.

S Gregor. Nazl [...].

[...]

Orat [...] pologet. [...]a.

S. Bernard.

Noli vilipendere Oratio­nem tuam, quon [...]am Ille, ad quem eras, n [...] vilipendit eam: sed, antequ [...]m egredi [...] ­tur de ore tuo, Iese ser [...]i eam juber in [...] l [...]ro suo. Eo unum è duobus indubitanter sperare debemus, quoniam aut dabit nobis quod petimus, aut quod nobis nove [...]it esse utalius.

Meditat. Devotiss. cap. 6.
[...]
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The Contents of this MANUAL.

  • THe Times of Prai­er. pag. 2
  • The Places of Praier. p. 4
  • The Gestures of the Bodie denoting the Af­fections of the Soul. p. 6
  • Praiers Preparatorie to all our Devotions. p. 8
  • At our Ent'rance in­to the Church. p. 9
  • [Page]Morning Praier. p. 15
  • Praiers for Sundaie. p. 36
  • Praiers for Mundaie. p. 90
  • Praiers for Tuesdaie. p. 115
  • Praiers for Wensdaie. p. 132
  • Praiers for Thursdaie. p. 165
  • Praiers for Friedaie. p. 187
  • Praiers for Saturdaie. p. 214
  • A Form of Praier for all the World, and par­ticularly for our special Relations. p. 237
  • A Recommendation of our selvs and ours to Gods blessing. p. 240
  • Praiers Preparatorie to all our Thanksgi­vings. p. 242
  • [Page]A Form of thanks­giving for Temporal and Spiritual Blessings. p. 243
  • A Letanie to be used upon special occasions of Public or Private Humiliation. p. 253
  • Hosanna in the Highest. Or, a Suppli­cation for Spiritual Blessings. p. 267
  • Hosanna upon Earth. Or, a Supplica­tion for Temporal Bles­sings. p. 274
  • Evening Praier. pag. 281
  • [Page]A Praier for all E­stat [...]s. p. 300
  • Praiers for the Holie Communion. p. 302
  • Special Duties recom­mended to Christian People. p. 318

MEDITATIONS AND DEVOTIONS.

AS for me, God forbid that I should sin a­gainst the Lord, in ceasing to praie before Him for you, and to shew you the good and the right waie. 1 P. Sam. 12.23.

But we will give our­selvs continually to Praier, & to the Ministerie of the Word. Acts 6.4.

[The Times of Praier.]

Praie
  • Alwaies. S. Luke 18.1
  • Without ceasing. 1 Thes. 5.17.
  • At all seasons. E­phes. 6.18.

Three times a daie he used to kneel on his knees, and to praie, and to give thanks before his God, as he used to do a­foretime. P. Dan. 6.1.0.

Evening and Morning, and Noon will I praie, and crie aloud, & he will hear my voice. Ps. 55.18.

Seven times a daie do I praise Thee. Psal. 119.164.

  • 1. In the Morning, a great while before daie. S. Mark 1.35.
  • 2. In the Dawnings of the Morning. Psa. 63.7. secund. LXX.
  • 3. At the Third Hour of the daie. S. Mark 15.25. Acts 2.15.
  • 4. About the Sixth Hour. Acts 10.9.
  • 5. At the Hour of Praier, being the Ninth Hour. Acts 3.1.
  • 6. At Evening, Gen. 24.63.
  • 7. By Night. Ps. 134.2

At Midnight Psal. 119.62. Acts 16.25.

[The Places of Praier.]

IN all Places, whereso­ever I record My Name, I will com unto thee, and I will bless thee. Exod. 20.24.

Congregation.

In the Assemblie of the righteous, and in the Congregation. Psal. 111.1.

Closet.

Enter into thy Closet, and when thou hast shut the door, praie in secret. S. Mat. 6.6.

Hous-top.

He went up on the Hous-top to praie. Act. 10.9.

Temple.

They went up into the Temple. Acts 3.1.

Sea-shore

We kneeled down on the Shore. Acts 21.5.

Garden.

Christ in the Garden. S. John 18.1 collated with S. Mat. 26.36.

Bed.

Upon their Beds. Psal. 149.5.

Wilderness.

Christ withdrew Him­self into the Wilderness, and praied. S. Luke 5.16.

Praie everie-where, lift­ing up holie hands, without wrath & doubt­ing. 1 Tim. 2.8.

[The Gestures of the Bo­die, denoting the Af­fections of the Soul.]

1 BOwing of the Knees, Falling on the

  • Knees,
  • Face,

Humilitie and De­jection of Soul. My soul is brought low even unto the dust; my bellie cleaveth unto the ground. Ps. 44.25.

2. Bowing of the Head, Shamefastness. Heaviness.

3. Smiting on the Brest, * Indignation.

4. Trembling, * Fear.

5. Sighing, Wringing of the Hands. Sorrow.

6. Lifting up of the

  • Eies,
  • Hands,

* Vehement Desire.

7. Chastising and keep­ing the bodie under. * Revenge. * 2 Corinth. 7.11.

[Praiers preparatorie to all our Devotions.]

O Thou that hearest praier, unto Thee shal all flesh come;

Even my flesh shal come:

My misdeeds prevail against me; O be Thou merciful unto my sins. Psal. 65.2, 3.

Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord: and my mouth shal shew Thy praise. Psal. 51.15.

[At our Ent'rance into the Church.]

AS for me, I will come into Thy House, even upon the multitude of Thy mer­cie; and, in Thy fear, will I worship toward Thy Holie Temple. Psal. 5.7.

O Lord, hear the voice of my humble petitions, when I crie unto Thee; when I hold up my hands toward the Mer­cie-seat of Thy Holie Temple. Psal. 28.2.

We wait for Thy lo­ving kindness, O God, in [Page 10]the midst of Thy Tem­ple. Psal. 48.8.

Be mindful of the Brethren, who are pre­sent, and join together in praier with us, now:

Remember their de­votion and their zeal.

Be mindful of them also, who upon good cause are absent:

And have mercie up­on them and us, accord­ing to the multitude of Thy mercies, O Lord.

Wee bless Thee for our

  • Godlie Princes,
  • Orthodox Pre­lats,

[Page 11]and for the Founders of This Thy Holie Habita­tion.

Glorie be to Thee, O Lord, Glorie be to Thee; Glorie be to Thee, be­cause Thou hast glori­fied them; for and with whom we also glorifie Thee.

Let Thine Eies be open, and Thine Ears graciously attent, to hear the praier, which Thy servant praieth in this place, wherin Thy Name is called upon. 2 Chron. 6.20, 33, 40.

Wo is me, I have sin­ned [Page 12]against Thee, O Lord,

I have sinned against Thee.

O how evilly have I don? and yet Thou hast not requited me, according to my sins. H. Job 33.27. secund. LXX.

But I am ashamed, and turn from my wic­ked waies, and return to my own heart, and with all my heart I return to Thee, and seek Thy face; and praie unto Thee, saying, I have sinned, I have [Page 13]don perversly, I have committed wickedness:

Lord, I know the plague of my own heart, and, behold, I return un­to Thee with all my heart, and with all my might.

And now, O Lord, in Thy dwelling place, the glorious throne of Thy Kingdom in Heaven, hear the praier and sup­plication of Thy ser­vant.

* And be merciful unto Thy servant, and heal his soul.2

I dare not so much as lift up mine eies unto heaven,

But, standing afar off, I smite upon my brest, And saie with the Publican, God be merciful to me a sinner, S. Luk. 18.13.

To me, a greater sin­ner then the Publican, be merciful as to the Publi­can.

The Earnest desire of man shall be to Thy praise, and the continu­ance of that desire shal hold a Festival to Thee. Psal. 76.10. secund. LXX.

[Morning Praier.]

GLorie be to Thee, O Lord; Glorie be to Thee: Glorie be to Thee, who hast given me sleep, for the refresh­ing of my weakness, and for the eas of my labors of this flesh subject to weariness.

* That this daie and everie daie may come on perfect, holie, peaceable, healthful, and without sin,

Grant, Lord, we be­seech Thee.

* That an Angel of peace, a faithfull guide, a [Page 16]Guardian of our souls and bodies, may pitch a tent about us, and ever suggest what is needful for my salvation,

Grant, Lord, we be­seech Thee.

S. Chrysost. Liturgie.The pardon and re­mission of all sins, and of all transgressions,

Grant, Lord, we be­seech Thee.

S. Chrysost. Liturgie.What things are good and profitable to our souls, together with peace in this world,

Grant, Lord, we be­seech Thee.

S. Chrysost. Liturgie.That we accomplish the rest of our life, in Repentance and godlie [Page 17]Fear, in Health and Peace,

Grant, Lord, we be­seech Thee.

† What things are true, what are honest, what are just, what are pure, what are lovelie, what are of good re­port, wherin there is virtue, wherin there is praise, that we maie rec­kon of these things to do them, † Philip. 48.

Grant, Lord, we be­seech Thee.

S. Chrysost. Liturgie.A Christian end of our life, without Sin, without Shame, and if Thou think good, with­out Pain, and a good [Page 18]Apologie at the dreadful and terrible Tribunal of our Lord JESUS Christ,

Grant, Lord, we be­seech Thee.

O Being above all Be­ing, O uncreäted Nature, Thou Framer of the whole world,

I set Thee, Lord, be­fore me; Psal. 16.9.

I lift up my soul unto Thee; Psal. 25.1.

I fall down on my knees and worship Thee; Psal. 95.6.

I humble my self un­der [Page 19]Thy mightie hand; 1 S. Pet. 5.6.

I stretch forth my hands unto Thee;

My soul [is] for Thee as ground without wa­ter. Psal. 143.6.

I smite upon my brest, and saie with the Publi­can,

God be merciful to me a sinner; S. Luke 18.13.

To me altogether a sinner;

To me the chief of sinners; 1 Tim. 1.15.

To me, a greater sin­ner then the Publican, be merciful as to the Publican.

O Father of Mercies, I beseech Thee, by Thy Fatherlie bowels of compassion, Despise me not; An unclean worm, Psal. 22.6.

A dead dogg, 2 P. Sam. 9.8.

A stinking carcass.

Despise me not, The work of Thy hands; Psal. 138.8.

Thine own Image; Gen. 1.27.

Despise me not, Though I bear the brands of mine iniqui­tie.

Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make mee clean:

Lord, speak the word only, & I shall be cleans­ed. S. Mat. 8.2, 8.

And Thou, O Savior Christ, O Christ my Savior, Savior of sinners, of whom I am chief. 1 Tim. 1.15:

Despise me not.

Despise me not, O Lord, The price of Thine own blood; Upon whom Thy Name is called; O Lord, Despise me not.

But look upon me with those Thine eies, [Page 22]with which Thou lookedst upon

  • Marie Magdalen at the Feast,
  • Peter in the High Priests Hall,
  • The Thief on the Cross.

That, with The Thief, I maie humbly call upon Thee, saying, Lord, remember me in Thy Kingdom; S. Luke 23.42.

Peter, I maie weep bit­terly; S. Matth. 26.75. And O that mine eies were a fountain of tears, that I might weep daie and night! P. Jer. 9.1.

Marie Magdalen, I [Page 23]maie hear Thee, saying, Thy sins are forgiven Thee. And that with her I maie love much, be­cause my manie and ma­nifold sins are forgiven me. S. Luke 7.47, 48.

And Thou, all-holie, and gracious, and quick­ning Spirit, Despise me not: Despise me not Thine own

  • Iuspiration,
  • Holie thing;

But turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last, and be intreated to look up­on Thy servant. Psal. 90.13.

BLessed art Thou, O Lord our God, the God of our Fathers,

Who turnest the sha­dow of death into the Morning; P. Amos 5.8.

And renewest the face of the earth; Psal. 104.30.

Who hast dispell'd the darkness, by the pre­sence of the light;

Who separatest the Night, and bringest in the Daie;

Who hast light'ned mine eies, that I sleep not in death; Psal. 13.3.

Who hast delivered me from the terrors of [Page 25]the Night; and from the Pestilence, that walketh in darkness; Psal. 91.5, 6.

Who hast driven sleep from mine eies, and slumber from mine eie­lids; Psal. 132.4.

Who makest joyful outgoings of the Morn­ing and Evening; Psal. 65.8.

For I laid me down and slept, and rose up again; Psal. 3.5.

And Thou, Lord, madest me dwell in safe­tie; Psal. 4.9.

For I awaked and be­held; and my sleep was [Page 26]sweet unto me. P. Jerem. 31.26.

O Lord, blot out as a Night-mist mine iniquities; P. Isa. 44.22.

Scatter my sins as a Morning-cloud.

Grant that I maie be­com a child of the Light, and of the Daie. 1 Thes. 55.

That I male walk so­berly, chastly, and ho­nestly, as in the Daie. Rom. 13.13.

Vouch safe to keep me this daie without sin. Te Deum.

Uphold me, when I [Page 27]am falling, and lift me up when I am down; Psal. 145.14.

That I maie never harden my heart, as in the provocation, Psa. 95.8. with the tentati­on, or deceiptfulness of anie sin. Heb. 3.8, 13.

Moreover, deliver me, this daie, From

  • The snare of the Hunter,
  • The noisom Pesti­lence,
  • The arrow that fli­eth by daie,
  • Mischance,
  • The Noon-daie de­struction Psal. 91.3, 5, 6.

Preserve this daie from anie evil of mine; and me from the evils of the daie.

Let not my daies con­sume in vanitie, nor my years in trouble. Psal. 78.33.

Let one daie certifie another. Psal. 19.2.

Let this daie add som knowledg or practise to yester daie.

Psal. 143.

O Let me hear Thy loving kindness be­times in the Morning, for in Thee is my trust: shew Thou me the waie, that I should walk in, [Page 29]for I lift up my soul un­to Thee. Ver 8.

Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies; for I flie unto Thee to hide me. Ver. 9.

Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth Thee, for Thou art my God:

Let Thy loving Spi­rit lead me forth in the waie of righteousness. Ver. 10.

Quicken me, O Lord, for Thy Names sake; and for Thy righteous­ness sake bring my soul out of trouble. Ver. 11.

REmove from my mind thoughts that are without understanding. Wisd 1.5.

Inspire good thoughts into me, even such as shal be wel pleas­ing unto Thee.

Turn away mine eies, lest they behold vanitie. Psal. 119.37.

Let mine eies look af­ter that which is right; and mine eie­lids after just things. Prov. 4.25.

Hedg in mine ears with thorns, that they listen not to foolish discourses.

In the Morning give me an ear to hear with; and open mine ears to the doctrine of Thy Ora­cles. P. Isa. 50.4, 5.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; and a dore, with a guard, about my lips. Psal. 141.3.

Let my speech be sea­son'd with salt, Col. 4.6. that it maie minister grace unto the hearers. Ephes. 4.29.

Let me do nothing that shal make my heart ake, or be a scandal to me. 1 P. Sam. 25.31.

But let my doings be [Page 32]such, for which Thou maist remem­ber me for good: And spare me according to the greatness of Thy mercie. H Ne­hem. 13.22, 31.

INto Thy hands I commend My

  • Spirit,
  • Soul,
  • Bodie;

Thou hast

  • Created,
  • Redeemed,
  • Regenerated

them,

O Lord, Thou God of truth. Psal. 31.6.

And, with my self, I commend unto Thee all mine, and all that be­long [Page 33]unto me:

Thou, O Lord, hast graciously given them unto Thy servant. Gen. 33.5.

Preserve us, O Lord, from all evil: O Lord, I beseech Thee, keep our souls. Psal. 121.7.

Keep us from falling, and present us faultless, before the presence of Thy glorie, S. Jude Ver 24. at that daie. 2 Tim. 1.18.

O Lord, preserve my going out, and my coming in, from this time forth for evermore. Psal. 121.8.

Prosper, I beseech Thee, Thy servant this daie; and grant him mercle in the sight of all he shal meet with. H. Neh. 1.11.

Haste Thee, O God, to deliver me;

Make haste to help me, O Lord, Psal. 70.1.

O Turn Thee unto mee, and have mer­cie upon me; give Thy strength unto Thy ser­vant, and help the son of Thine hand-maid.

Shew som good to­ken upon me for good; that I be not put to shame in the sight of them that [Page 35]hate me; because Thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me. Psal. 86.16, 17.

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BY the tender mer­cies of our God, the Daie-spring from on high hath visited us. S. Luke 1.78.

Glorie be to Thee, O Lord, Glorie be to Thee, who createdst the Light, to enlighten the world. Gen. 1.2.

  • The Visible Light:
  • The Beam of the Sun;
  • The Flame of Fire;
  • The Daie and Night;
  • The Evening and Morning.
  • The Intelligible Light: That which is
    • Known of God; Rom. 1.19.
    • Written in the Law. S. Luk 10.26.
  • The Oracles of the Prophets;
  • The Melodie of the Psalms;
  • The Instruction of the Proverbs;
  • [Page 38]The Knowledg of Histories.
  • The Eternal Light, without anie Evening.

God is the Lord, who hath shewed us Light; keep an Holie-daie, full crowding up even to the horns of the Altar. Psal. 118.27.

By Thy Resurrection raise us unto newness of life, affording unto us the means of Repent­ance.

O God of peace, who didst bring again, from the dead, the Lord JE­SUS Christ, the great [Page 39]Sheepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting Testa­ment,

Make us perfect in e­verie good work, to do His Will, working in us that which is wel­pleasing in His sight, through JESUS Christ, to whom be glorie for ever and ever. Amen. Heb. 13.20, 21.

O Thou, who, upon This Daie, didst send down Thy most Holie Spirit upon Thy Disci­ples, withdraw not the same again from us, but renew it daily in us, [Page 40] Psal. 51.10, 11. who call upon Thee.

MErciful and gra­cious Lord, long-suffering and of great pitie, I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned against Thee.

O wretched man that I am! Rom. 7.24.

I have sinned against Thee, O Lord, I have greatly and grievously sinned; and that by gi­ving heed to vanitie and lies. P. Jonas 2.8.

I conceal nothing, H. Jos. 7.19.

I pretend no preten­ses. [Page 41] Psal. 141.4.

I give glorie unto Thee, O Lord, this daie. H. Jos. 7.19.

I confess my sins a­gainst my self;

In verie deed I have sinned against the Lord; and thus and thus have I don. H. Jos. 7.20.

O what have I don? P. Jerem. 8.6. and Thou hast not punished me, as my sins have deserved. H. Job 33.27.

And now what shal I saie? or how shal I open my mouth?

What shal I answer? for I, even I have don it.

I am with­out anie pretense, all * excuse, * Rom. 2.1.

I am condemned of my self. Tit. 3.11.

My destruction is from my self. P. Hos. 13.9.

To Thee, O Lord, be­longeth righteousness: but to me confusion of face. P. Dan. 9.7.

And Thou art just in all that is come upon me; for Thou hast don right, but I have don wickedly. H. Neh. 9.33.

And now what is my hope? Art not Thou, O Lord?

Surely my hope is from Thee. Psal. 39.7.

Surely, I have hope of salvation.

Surely, Thy loving kindeness vanquisheth the multitude of my sins.

O remember upon what I subsist. Ps. 89.46.

That I am

  • The Work of Thy Hands,
  • The Image of Thy Coun­tenance,
  • The Price of Thy Blood,

Called by Thy Name,

  • A Sheep of Thy Flock,
  • [Page 44]A Son of Thy Covenant.

O despise not the work of Thine own hands: Psal. 138.8.

Despise not Thy I­mage and Likeness.

Hast Thou made me for nought? Psal. 89.46.

Even for nought, if Thou destroie me.

And what profit is there in my destruction? Psal. 30.9.

Thy enemies will re­joice at it. Psal. 35.19.

Let them not rejoice, O Lord; Do not gratifie Thine [Page 45]enemies with my de­struction.

Look upon the face of Thy Christ. Psa. 84.9.

And by the blood of Thy Testament, P. Zech. 9.11.

By His propitiation for the sins of the whole world, 1 S. John 2.2.

Lord be merciful to me a sinner: S. Luke 18.13.

Be merciful, O Lord, to me,

  • the first,
  • the chief,
  • the greatest

of sin­ners.

For Thy Names sake, [Page 46]O Lord, be merciful to my sin, for it is great, Psa. 25.11. very great

Even for that Thy Name, beside which there is no other Name, under heaven, given a­mong men, whereby we maie be saved. Act. 4.12.

The Holie Spirit him­self helping our infir­mities, and making in­tercession for us, with groanings which can­not be uttered. Rom. 8.26.

For the

  • Paternal bowels of God the Father;
  • Bleeding wounds of God the Son;
  • Unutterable groans of God the H. Ghost;

O Lord hear, O Lord forgive;

O Lord, hearken and do; Deferr not for Thine own sake, O Lord, O Lord my God. P. Dan. 9.19.

But as for me, I do not forget my offenses; for they are ever before me. Psal 51.3.

I recount them in the bitterness of my soul. H. Job. 7.11.

I am perplexed, I take thought for them. Psal. 38.18.

And turning myself, I mourn, P. Isai. 30.15. se­cundùm LXX.

I am moved with in­dignation,

  • I take venge­ance on myself,
  • I am displea­sed with myself,
  • I abhorr and chasten myself,

that I do it no

  • better,
  • fuller.

I repent, Lord; Lord. I repent:

Help Thou my want of Repentance.

And yet more and more

  • pierce my heart;
  • break my heart;
  • grind my heart;

Pass by, forgive and pardon all my trans­gressions, which make my heart ake, and are a scandal to me. 1 P. Sam. 25.31.

Cleanse Thou me from my secret faults;

Keep Thy servant also from presumptuous sins. Psal. 19.12, 13.

Make Thy mercies to be admired over me, who am an high and notori­ous sinner;

And saie unto me in due time, Be of good cheer, Thy sins are for­given thee; S. Mat. 9.2.

My grace is sufficient for thee; 2 Cor. 12.9.

Saie unto my soul, I am Thy salvation. Psal. 35.3.

Why art thou so heavie, O my soul? and why art thou so disqui­eted within me? Psa. 42.6, 14. and 43.5.

Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul, for the Lord will be graci­ous unto thee. Psa. 116.7.

Collected out of the Se­ven Penitentials.O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine in­dignation, neither cha­sten me in Thy heavie displeasure. Psal. 6.1.

Collected out of the Se­ven Penitentials.I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord, and so thou forgavest the wickedness of my heart. Psal. 32.6.

Collected out of the Se­ven Penitentials.Lord, Thou know­est all my desire, and my groaning is not hid from Thee. Psal. 38.9.

Collected out of the Se­ven Penitentials.Have mercie upon me, O Lord, after Thy great goodness; accord­ing to the multitude of Thy mercies do away mine offenses▪ Psal. 51.1.

Collected out of the Se­ven Penitentials.Lord, Thou shalt a­rise, and have mercie up­on me, for it is time that Thou have mercie upon me, yea, the time is come. Psal. 102.13.

Collected out of the Se­ven Penitentials.If Thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is don amiss, O Lord, who may abide it? Psal. 130.3.

Collected out of the Se­ven Penitentials.Enter not into judg­ment with Thy servant; for in Thy sight shal no man living be justified. Psal. 143.2.

I Lift up my hands, O Lord, unto Thy Com­mandments, [Page 53]which I have loved. Psal. 119.48.

Open mine eies, and I shal see, Ver. 18.

Incline my Heart, Ver. 36. and I shal affect, Order my steps, Ver. 133. and I shal walk in the path of Thy Com­mandments.

O Lord God,

  • Be Thou my God.
  • Let me have no other God but Thee;
  • No other beside Thee;
  • Nothing else with Thee.

Grant that I maie worship and serve Thee [Page 54]with

  • 1 Truth of Spi­rit;
  • 2 Decencie of Bodie;
  • 3 Benediction of Mouth;

In 4 Public and Pri­vate.

Grant also That I maie render

5 Honor to my Go­vernors,

By Obedience and Submission to them who have the rule over me. Heb. 13.17.

Natural affection to those who belong to me,

By taking care of and [Page 55]providing for them. 1 Tim. 5.8.

That I maie

6 Overcome evil with good. Rom. 12.21.

7 Keep my vessell in holiness and honor. 1 Thes. 4.4.

8 Have my conversati­on without coverous­ness, and be content with such things as I have. Heb. 13.5.

9 Profess the Truth with Charitie. Ephes. 4.15.

10 Desire, not

  • covet.
  • lust in concupi­scence. 1 Thes. 4.5.
  • walk after my lusts. 1 S. Pet. 4.3. S. Jude v. 16.

The Fense of the Law.

[Give me grace, O Lord,]

  • To bruise the Serpents head. Gen. 3.15.
  • To remember the last ends. Deut. 32.29.
  • To cut off the occasi­ons of sin. 2 Cor. 11.12.
  • To be sober. 1 S. Peter 5.8.

Not to sit idle. S. Mat. 20.6.

  • To shun wicked com­panie. Psa. 26.4, 5. Tit. 3.10.
  • To consort with good men. Rom. 12.9.
  • To make a covenant with mine eies. H. Job 31.1.
  • To bring my bodie in­to subjection. 1 Cor. 9.27.
  • To set apart times for Praier. I Corinth. 7.5.
  • To withdraw my self for [the exercise of] Repentance. 2 S. Pet. 3.9.

Hedg up my waie with thorns, that I finde not the path to follow after vanitie. P. Hos. 2.6.

Hold me in with bit and bridle, when I keep not close to Thee. Psal. 32.9.

O Lord, compell me to come in unto Thee. S. Luke 14.23.

O Lord, I beleeve In Thee, the

  • Father,
  • Word,
  • Spirit,

one God.

1. That by Thy love and power all things were created.

2. That, by Thy goodness and love to Mankind, were gathered together in one all things in Thy Word.

Who, for us men, and for our salvation, was made Flesh; Conceived and Born;

  • Did Suffer, was Crucified;
  • Did Die, was Buried;
  • Did Descend, and Rise again;
  • Did Ascend, and Sitteth;

Shal Return, Reward.

3. That by the Illu­mination and Operati­on of the H. Spirit, a pe­culiar people is called, out of the whole world, to be a Corporation.

according to

  • the belief of the Truth. 2 Thes. 2.13.
  • holiness of Con­versation, 1 S. Pet. 3.2.

By whom we are made partakers of the

  • Cōmunion of Saints,
  • Remission of Sins,

in this present world;

By whom we look

  • For Resurrection of the Flesh,
  • For Eternal Life,

in the world to come.

THis most holie Faith, once delive­red to the Saints, S. Jude ver. 3.

Lord, I beleeve.

Help Thou mine Un­belief. S. Mar. 9.24.

Supplie the defects of my weak Faith. S. Luke 17.5.

Grant me also

  • To Love the Father, for His tender Love.
  • To Adore the Almightie, for His Power.

To cōmit the keeping of my soul to Him, in wel­doing, as unto a faith­ful Creätor. 1 S. Pet. 4.19.

Grant me to enjoie From

  • Jesus,
  • Christ,

salvation, anointing, the only begotten Son, Adoption.

To serve the Lord

  • For His Conception, in Faith,
  • For His Nativitie, in Humilitie;
  • For His Sufferings, in Patience & An­tipathie to Sin.
  • For His Cross, in Crucifying all occasions of Sin.
  • [Page 63]For His Death, in Mortifying the Flesh.
  • For His Burial, in Burying my bad purposes by good works.
  • For His Descent, in Meditation up­on Hell.
  • For His Resurrection, in Newness of Life▪
  • For His Ascension, in Setting my affe­ctions on things above,
  • For His Session, in Seeking those better things at His Right hand.
  • [Page 64]For His Return, in Aw of His Se­cond coming.
  • For His Judgment, in Judging myself, before I com to be judged.

From the Spirit, to receive the Breath of saving Grace.

To be partaker

  • In the Church, of Vocation;
  • In the Holie Church, of Sanctification;
  • In the Cathol. Church, of Distribution and Communication, [Page 65]Of the
    • Holie Mysteries, Praiers,
    • Fastings, Groans,
    • Watchings, Tears, and suffering of affli­ctions.

To a firm persuasion of the Remission of my sins.

To a consident Hope Of

  • Resurre­ction
  • Transla­tion

to Life Eternal.

O Thou, that art the Hope of all the ends of the Earth, and of them that remain in the broad sea; Psal. 65.5.

O Thou, on whom [Page 66]our Fathers hoped, and Thou didst deliver them; on whom they trusted, and were not confounded; Psa. 22.4, 5.

O Thou who art my Hope even from my Youth, Psal. 71.4.

Mothers breasts, On whom I have been left from the womb, Psa. 22.9, 10.

Be Thou stil, and stil, my Hope and my Porti­on in the Land of the living. Psal. 142.6.

My Hope is in Thy Nature, Names, [Page 67]Types, Word, Deed.

O let me not be a­shamed of this my Hope. Psal. 119.116.

O Thou, who art the Hope of all the ends of the Earth, Psal. 65.5.

Remember all Thy creatures for good:

Visit the world with Thy mercies.

O Thou, Preserver of men, H. Job 7.20.

O Lord, the Lover of men,

Remember all man­kind; and Thou, who hast shut [Page 68]up all in unbelief, Rom. 11.32.

Have mercie upon all, O Lord.

O Thou, who didst die, rise and revive, That Thou might'st be Lord both of the Dead and Living, Rom. 14.9.

Whether we live or die, Thou art our Lord; v. 8. Whether Living or Dying, Have mercie upon us, O Lord.

O Thou the Helper of the helpless, the Refuge in due time of [Page 69]trouble, Psal. 9.9.

Remember all who are in anie necessi­tie, and stand in need of Thy help.

O Thou, the God of Grace and Truth, S. Joh. 1.14.

Confirm all, who stand, in Grace and Truth: 1 Thessal. 3.2, 13. and 2 S. Pet. 1.12.

Restore all who are sick of Heresie and Sin. Gal. 6.1 & 1 Tim. 6.4.

O Thou, who art the buckler and horn of sal­vation, through Thy Christ, Psal. 28.9.

Think upon Thy Con­gregation, whom Thou hast purchas­ed and redeemed of old. Psal. 74.2.

Let there be one heart, and one soul of all Beleevers. Act. 4.32.

O Thou, who walkest in the midst of the gold­en Candlesticks, Revelat. 2.1.

Remove not our Can­dlestick out of the place thereof. Revel. 2.5.

Set in order the things that are wanting; Tit. 1.5.

Establish what remain, which Thou might'st [Page 71]reject. Revel. 3.2.

O Thou, who art the Lord of the Harvest, Send forth Laborers sufficiently inabled by Thee into Thy Har­vest. S. Mat. 9.38.

O Thou who art the portion of them who continually attend in Thy Temple, 1 Cor. 9.13.

Grant that

  • Thy Clergie maie rightly divide the Word of Truth. 2 Tim. 2.15.
  • They maie walk uprightly, ac­cording to the same. Gal 2.14.

Grant, that all they who love Christ maie obeie and submit themselvs to them. Heb. 13.17.

O Thou the King of all Nations to the ends of the earth,

Establish all Govern­ments in all the world, as being Thine own ordinance, Rom. 13.2. though an or­dinance among men. 1 S. Pet. 2.13.

Scatter Thou the peo­ple that delight in war. Psal 68.30.

Make wars to cease in all the world, Psal. 46.9.

O Lord, who art the Hope of the Islands, and on whom the Isles wait, P. Isa. 51.5. and 60.9.

Deliver this Island and Countrie wherein we dwell, from all di­stress, danger and ne­cessitie. S. Chrysost.

O Thou, who art the Lord of Lords, and Prince of Princes,

Be mindful of all Prin­ces, to whom Thou hast given Right to rule upon earth.

But, above all, be mindful of our most Gracious King, pre­served by Thee:

Work mightily with [Page 74]Him, and prosper Him in all things:

Speak good unto His soul, for Thy Churches, and for Thy Peoples sake:

Grant unto Him a set­tled peace, which maie not be taken away;

That in His prosperi­tie we maie lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honestie. 1 Tim. 2.2. S. Chrysost.

O Thou, by whom all Powers are ordained, and ordered,

Grant to All that be in eminen­cie [Page 75]at Court, that they maie be eminent in virtue, and in the Fear of Thee.

The Council, Thy ho­lie wisdom.

All that are in power and authoritie over us, that they maie have no power to do anie thing a­gainst the Truth, but for the Truth. 2 Co­rinth. 13.8.

The Judges, Thy judg­ments, that they maie judg all Per­sons in all Causes, without prejudice and partialitie. 1 Ti­moth. 5.21.

O God of Sabaoth, Thou Lord of Hosts, Prosper and strengthen all Christian Armies against the enemies of our most holie Faith.

Grant to All the People of this Kingdom, to be subject to their Prince, not only for Wrath, but also for Conscience sake. Romans 13.5.

Husbandmen & Deal­ers in Cattell, Fruitful seasons.

The Navie and Fisher­men, Calm seas and [Page 77]happie passage.

Tradesmen, grace not to over-reach one an­other.

Artificers and Work­men, even to the poorest Beggers, to do their work, and deal upright­ly in their Vocations.

O God, the God not of us alone, but also of our seed.

Bless all the youth a­mong us, that they maie grow up in wisdom, and stature, and favor with God and men. S. Luke 2.52.

O Thou, who com­mandest us to provide [Page 78]for our own, 1 Tim. 5.8. and hatest them who are without natural affecti­on,

Remember, O Lord, all my Kindred ac­cording to the flesh, Rom. 9.3.

Grant that I maie speak peace to them, and seek their good.

O Thou, who willest us to recompense them who do good to us,

Remember, O Lord, for good all whom I have received anie benefit from;

Preserve them, and keep them alive, that they maie be blessed [Page 79]upon earth; and deliver Thou not them into the will of their enemies. Psal. 41.2.

O Thou, who hast taught us, that he, who provideth not for his own hous, is wors then an Infidel; 1 Tim. 5.8.

Remember, according to Thy good plea­sure, all in my fa­milie;

Peace be to my house;

The Son of peace be with all therin. S. Luke 10.5, 6.

O Thou, who hast commanded that our righteousness exceed the [Page 80]righteousness of sinners, S. Mat. 5.20.

Grant, O Lord, that I maie

  • Love them that love me, S. Mat. 5.46.
  • Never forsake mine, or my Parents Friends, and the Children of those Friends.

O Thou, who hast commanded us to over­com evil with good; Rom. 12.21. and to praie for them, who despight­fully use us; S. Mat. 5.44.

Be merciful to mine enemies, O Lord, even as to myself; and bring them, with me, unto Thy [Page 81]heavenlie Kingdom.

O Thou, who graci­ously respectest the prai­ers of Thy servants, which they make for others;

Remember, O Lord, for good, and shew mercie unto all, who remember me in their praiers: And shew mercie unto all, whom I am desired to remember in mine.

O Thou, who in eve­rie good work acceptest of a readie mind, 2 Co­rinth. 8.12.

Remember them, O Lord, who, upon [Page 82]reasonable causes, finde no leasure to praie; even as Thou dost them who call upon Thee.

Thou wilt arise and have mercie upon all, who are in extreme ne­cessitie: for it is time that Thou have mercie upon them; yea the time is come. Psal. 102.13.

Be merciful to them, O Lord, as to myself in my extremitie.

Be mindful, O Lord, of

  • The Infants,
  • The Lads,
  • The Men,
  • The Children,
  • The Youth,
  • The Aged.

[Page 83]All in Extreme Age and Weakness.

  • The Hungrie,
  • The Naked,
  • The Prisoners,
  • The Harborless,
  • The Thirstie,
  • The Sick,
  • The Strangers,
  • The Unburied.

Such as are Possessed by the Divel, and tempted to make themselvs away;

Vexed with unclean spirits; Acts 5.16.

In Despair; Sick in

  • Soul,
  • Bodie;

Faint-hearted; In Prison and Bonds; Condemned to die.

All Orphans, Widows, Strangers; Travail­ers by

  • Land,
  • Water;

Wo­men

  • with Child,
  • giving Suck;

In hard Servitude, in the

  • Mines,
  • Gallies,

In Solitude.

Thou, Lord, shalt save both Man and Beast: How excellent is Thy mercie, O God? and, doubtless, the chil­dren of men shall put their trust under the shadow of Thy wings. Psal 36.7.

THe Lord bless us, and keep us;

The Lord make His face to shine upon us, and be gracious unto us;

The Lord lift up His countenance upon us, and give us peace. Numb. 6.24, 25, 26.

LOrd, I commend un­to Thee

  • My Soul and Bodie,
  • My Mind & Thoughts,
  • My Praiers and Wishes,
  • My Senses & Members,
  • My Life and Death.
  • My Brethren and Si­sters, and their chil­dren.
  • [Page 86]My Friends and Benefactors;
  • My Familie and Nighbors;
  • All commended to my praiers;
  • This my Native Countrie; and all Christian people.

LEt us lift up our hearts unto the Lord, as it is very meet, right, and our bounden dutie, that we should in all, and for all Things, at all Times, in all Places, by all Means, ever, everie where, everie waie,

  • Make mention of Thee,
  • [Page 87]Confess to Thee,
  • Bless Thee,
  • Worship Thee,
  • Praise Thee,
  • Sing laud to Thee,
  • Give Thanks to Thee,

The

  • Creator,
  • Nourisher,
  • Preserver,
  • Governor,
  • Physitian,
  • Benefactor,
  • Perfecter,
  • Lord & Father,
  • King and God,

of all.

The

  • Fountain of Life and Immortali­tie,
  • Threasurie of eter­nal good things:

[Page 88]Whom

The

  • Heavens, and the Heavens of Hea­vens,
  • Angels, and all the Celestial Powers sing praise unto;

Uncessantly crying one to another, (and we, base and un­worthie we, with them under their feet) Holie, Holie, Holie, Lord God of Hosts, Heaven and Earth is full of the Majestie of Thy Glorie. P. Isa. 6.3.

Blessed be the Glorie of the Lord from [Page 89]His place. P. Ezech. 3.12.

For His

  • Divinitie,
  • Incomprehensible­ness,
  • Sublimitie,
  • Dominion,
  • Almightiness,
  • Eternitie,
  • Prevision and Pro­vidence.

My God, my Strength and Staie, Refuge & Deliverer, Helper and Defender, Horn of salvation, and my Lifter up. Psal. 18.1.

☾☾

MY voice shalt Thou hear be­times, O Lord; early in the Morning will I di­rect my praier unto Thee, and Thou wilt look upon me. Psal. 5.3.

BLessed art Thou, O Lord, who createdst the Firmament of the Heaven, Gen. 1.6.

The Heaven and the Heaven of Heavens.

The Celestial Powers, Angels, Archangels, Cherubim, Seraphim.

The Waters above the Heavens: Vapors, Exhalations; from whence Clouds from the ends of the earth, P. Jer. 10.12.

Storms, Dew, Hail;

  • Snow as Wool,
  • Hoar Frost as Ashes,
  • Ice as Morsels:

Psal. 147.

Lightnings, Thunder: Winds out of His Threasures, P. Jer. 10.12.

Tempests. [Page 92]The Waters beneath the Heavens, For

  • Drink,
  • Washing.

P. Moses.

O Lord, I confess mine iniquities, and the iniquities of my Fa­thers, with the trespass which I trespassed a­gainst Thee, and that I have walked contrarie unto Thee, Levit. 26.40.

Set not, O Lord, set not my misdeeds before Thee; (my whole age is in the fight of Thy countenance. Psal. 90.8.)

But pardon the ini­quitie of Thy servant, according to the great­ness of thy mercie; and as Thou hast forgiven me from my childhood, even until now. Numb. 14.19.

H. Job.

I have sinned, what shal I do unto Thee, O Thou Preserver of men?

Why hast Thou set me as a mark against Thee, so that I am a burthen to myself?

O put my wickedness out of remembrance, and wash away all my sin. Chapt. 7. Ver. 20, 21.

Deliver me from go­ing down into destructi­on, for Thou hast found in whom to be appeased. Chapt. 33. Ver. 24.

The Canaanitish woman.

Have mercie upon me, O Son of David.

Lord, help me.

Yea, Lord, even the dogs eat of the crumbs, which fall from their Masters table. S. Mat. 15.22, 25, 27.

The Servant owing 10000. Talents.

Lord, have patience with me: yea rather (I [Page 95]confess, I have nothing to paie,) Forgive me all my debt, I beseech Thee. S. Mat. 18.26, 29, 32.

K. David.

1. How long wilt Thou forget me, O Lord, for ever? how long wilt Thou hide Thy face from me?

2. How long shal I seek counsel in my soul, and be so vexed in my heart? (daie and night?) how long shal mine ene­mies triumph over me?

3. Consider and hear me, O Lord my God, lighten mine eies that I sleep not in death.

4. Lest mine enemie saie, I have prevailed a­gainst him; for, if I be cast down, they that trouble me will rejoice at it.

5. But my trust is in Thy mercie. Psal. 13.

[LOrd] remove far from me

  • 1 All
    • Impietie & Pro­phaness,
    • Superstition & Hypocrisie.
  • 2 Idolatrie and Self-wil-worship.
  • 3 Rash Oaths and Cursing.
  • 4 Withdrawing from, and Irreverence in Thy [Page 97]Public Service, Hebr. 10.25.38.
  • 5 Pride and Careles­ness.
  • 6 Strife and Wrath.
  • 7 Wantoness and Un­cleaness.
  • 8 Idleness and Deceit.
  • 9 Lying and Slander­ing.
  • 10 All wicked and un­beseeming Imaginations.

All Lascivious Thoughts, Filthie Desires.

Give me

  • 1 Pietie and true God­liness.
  • 2 Grace to Adore and Worship Thee.
  • [Page 98]3 Not to speak, but with Blessing, Not to swear, but with Religion.
  • 4 Decent Confession in the Congregation.
  • 5 True Natural Affecti­on, and a Tractable Dis­position.
  • 6 Patience and Meek­ness.
  • 7 Chastitie and Tem­perance.
  • 8 Contentation and Goodness.
  • 9 Truth and Integri­tie.
  • 10 Good Thoughts & Perseverance to the end.

I Beleeve in God,

  • I. The Father Almightie, Maker of
    • Heaven,
    • Earth.
  • II. JESUS Christ, His only begotten Son, Our Lord.
    The Articles of Christ's Humiliation,
    Who was
    • 1 Conceived by the Holie Ghost,
    • 2 Born of the ever-virgin Marie,
    • 3 Suffered under Pon­tius Pilate, was
      • 4 Crucified,
      • 5 Dead,
      • 6 Buried.
    [Page 100]
    The Articles of Christ's Exaltation.
    Who
    • 1 Descended into Hell,
    • 2 Rose from the Dead,
    • 3 Ascended into Hea­ven,
    • 4 Sitteth on the Right hand,
    • 5 Shal com thence a­gain,
    • 6 To judg the
      • Quick,
      • Dead.
  • III. The Holie Ghost.
    • The
      • 1 Holie Church,
      • 2 Catho­lic Church,
      • 3 Communion of Saints.
    • The Forgiveness of Sins.
    • The Resurrection of the Bodie.
    • [Page 101]The Life Everlasting.

ANd now what is my Hope?

Art not Thou, O Lord?

Surely my Hope is from Thee. Psal. 39.8.

In Thee, O Lord, have I put my trust Psal. 38.15.

Let me never be con­founded. Psal. 25.1.

LEt us begg of the Lord,

For all Creatures, the gift of

  • Healthful times.
  • Fruitful times.
  • Peaceful times.

For all Mankind, Not Christians,

  • Atheists, Ungodlie, Heathens,
  • Turks, Jews,

Conversion. Christians,

  • Laboring under
    • Infirmities,
    • Sins,
    Restauration.
  • Endowed with
    • Grace,
    • Truth,
    Confirmation.

Help and Comfort to all Men and Women la­boring under

  • Dejection of Mind,
  • Infirmitie of Bodie,
  • Povertie, Trouble.

Thankfulness & Mo­deration to all that en­joie

  • Cheerfulness of Mind,
  • Health of Bodie,
  • Plentie of Estate,

Freedom from Trou­ble.

For the Church Catholic, Confirmation and Enlargement; Eastern, Deliverance and Unitie; [Page 104]Western, Perfection and Peace; British,

  • Supplie of what is wanting,
  • Establishment of what remains.

[Let us beseech the Lord,]

For the

  • Bishops,
  • Presbyters,

and all the people that love Christ.

For all Estates throughout the world,

  • Christian & Other;
  • Nighboring,
  • This among Us.

For all in Authoritie, [Page 105]Our King, preserved by God,

  • The Queen,
  • The Prince.

Courtiers, Counsel­lers, Judges, Magistrats, People, Under-Offi­cers, Husbandmen, Dealers in Catel, Fishermen, Merchants, Trades­men, Artificers, even to the

  • Laborers,
  • Poor.

For the Succession and good Education of all the [Page 106]

  • Roial Seed,
  • Noble Branches;
  • Students

in the

  • Universities,
  • Inns of Court,
  • Scholes.
  • Shops, in the
    • Citie,
    • Countrie.

For all who are re­commended to my Prai­ers,

By Kindred or Alli­ance;

  • My Brethren,
  • My Sisters.

The blessing of God be upon them and their children.

By the obligation of [Page 107]anie Benefit received from them.

Do Thou requite them all, O Lord, accord­ing to that good I have received from them:

Even all, who have mi­nistred to my neces­sitie in carnal things.

By Tuition & Charge; "All Instructed, and "at anie time "Ordain'd by me.

  • "My "College,
  • "My "Parish.

"The Collegiate "Church of

  • "Southwel,
  • "S. Paul,
  • "Westminster.

"The Dioceses of

  • "Chichester,
  • "Elie,
  • "Winchester.

"The

  • "Clergie,
  • "Laitie,
  • "Officials,
  • "Governors of them.

"The Deanrie of the "Kings Chapel.

"The Colleges com­mitted "to "My Visitation, My Familie.5

By Moral Friendship; All that love me, though som of them unknown to me.

By Christian Charitie; All that hate me without a cause; and som for Truth and Righteousness sake:

By Nighborhood; All that live quietly and harmlesly by me.

By Promise; All whom I have un­dertaken to remem­ber in my Praiers.

By mutual Office; All that remember me in their Praiers; and desire the like of me. For those, who, for [Page 110]want of their own lea­sure, and upon reason­able causes, are hind'red from coming to Praiers.

For those, who have no bodie to praie for them in particular.

For those, who at pre­sent labour under

  • extreme necessitie,
  • great affliction.

For those, who under­take anie great Design, wherby Glorie maie come to the Name of God, or som great Good to the Church.

For those who have don anie notable Good work for the Church, or Poor.

For those, who at anie time have been scanda­liz'd by me in

  • Word,
  • Deed.

Psal. 67.

GOd be merciful un­to me, and bless me: Shew me the light of His countenance, and be merciful unto me. Ver. 1.

God, even our God, give me His blessing. V. 6.

God bless me. V. 7.

REceive, O Lord, this my supplication, Direct my life in Thy Commandments, Sanctifie my Soul, [Page 112]Purifie my Bodie, Rectifie my Thoughts, Cleans my Desires, Renew My

  • Soul
  • Mind
  • Heart

and

  • Bodie,
  • Spirit,
  • Reins,

My whole man.

For, if Thou wilt, Thou canst.

The

  • 1 Lord, the Lord,
  • 2 God,
  • 3 Compassionate,
  • 4 Merciful,
  • 5 Long-suffering, Abundant in
  • 6 Goodness,
  • 7 Truth.
  • 8 Keeping mercie for Thousands. [Page 113]Forgiv­ing
  • 9 Iniquitie,
  • 10 Transgres­sion,
  • 11 Sin.
  • 12 Not clearing the Guiltie.
  • 13 Visiting the iniqui­tie of the Fathers upon the Children. Exod. 34.6, 7.

I Will alway give thanks unto the Lord: His praise shal ever be in my mouth. Psal. 34.1.

Glorie be to God in the Highest, on Earth Peace, Good-wil towards Men. S. Luke 2.14.

*ANgels, Tuition;

Archangels, 1 Thessal. 4.16. Illumination;

Virtues, 1 S. Pet. 3.22. Miracles;

Thrones, Judgment;

Dominions, Beneficence;

Principalities, Government;

Powers, Colos. 1.16 Against Devils;

Cherubim, Knowledg;

Seraphim, Charitie.

♂♂

O God, Thou art my God; early will I seek Thee. Psal. 63.1.

BLessed art Thou, O Lord, who didst ga­ther the Waters into the Sea; and make the drie Land appear.

Who didst cause the Earth to bring forth

  • Herbs
  • Trees

yeelding fruit. Gen. 1.9, 11.

The Depths and Seas, as in a bottle. Psal. 33.7.

Lakes, Rivers, Foun­tains.

The Earth,

  • Continent,
  • Islands.

Mountains, Hills, Vallies.

Arable, Medows, Woods.

Green things,

  • Corn,
  • Grass,
  • Herbs,
  • Flowers,

For

  • Food,
  • Pleasure,
  • Medicine.

Trees for

  • Fruit
    • Wine,
    • Oil,
    • Spices.
  • Timber.

Things under the Earth.

  • Stones,
  • Metals and Mine­rals,
  • Coals.

Blood and Fire, and Vapor of smoke. Acts 2.19.

K. David.

WHo can tell, how oft he offendeth? O cleans Thou me from my secret faults.

Keep Thy servant from presumptuous sins; lest [Page 118]they get the dominion over me. Psal. 19.12, 13.

For Thy Names sake, be merciful unto my sin, for it is great. Psa. 25.10.

My sins have taken such hold upon me, that I am not able to look up:

Yea, they are more in number, then the hairs upon my head; and my heart hath failed me.

O Lord, let it be Thy pleasure to deliver me; Make haste, O Lord, to help me Psal. 40.15, 16.

Shew Thy marvellous loving kindness upon me, Thou that art the Savior of them, that put [Page 119]their trust in Thee. Psal. 17.7.

I said, Lord, be mer­ciful unto me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against Thee. Psal. 41.4.

K. Solomon.

I have sinned; but I am ashamed, and turn from my wicked waies; and return unto my heart; and with all my heart I return unto Thee;

And seek Thy face; and praie unto Thee; saying,

I have sinned, I have don perversly, I have committed wickedness.

Lord, I know the [Page 120]plague of mine own heart:

And, behold, I return unto Thee, with all my heart, and with all my strength.

And now, O Lord, from Thy Habitation, and from the Throne of Thy glorious Kingdom in Heaven, hear Thou the praier, and the supplica­tion of Thy servant.

Psal. 41.4.And be merciful unto Thy servant; and heal his soul. 1 Kings 8. and 2 Chron. 6.

The Publican

God be merciful to [Page 121]me a sinner. S. Luke 18.13.

Be merciful to me the chief of sinners. 1 Tim. 1.15.

Prodigal.

Father, I have sinned against heaven, and a­gainst Thee;

I am no more worthie to be called Thy son;

Make me one of Thy hired servants.

Make me one, though even the last, and the least of them all. S. Luke 15.18, 19. Psal. 30.

What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Ver. 9.

Shal the dust give [Page 122]thanks unto Thee? or shal it declare Thy truth? Ver. 10.

Hear, O Lord, and have mercie upon me; Lord, be Thou my help­er. Ver. 11.

Turn my heaviness in­to joie. Ver. 12.

[O Lord, forgive me]

My

  • Thoughts, Slips,
  • Guilt, Falls,
  • Sins, Transgressi­ons,
  • Iniquities, Abomi­nations.

[Work in me]

Carefulness, Clearing of myself, Indignation, [Page 123]Fear, Vehement Desire, Zeal, Revenge. 2 Cor. 7.11.

Faith.

  • 1. THe Deitie.
    • Love,
    • Power,
    • Providence.
  • II. Salvation, Anoint­ing, Adoption, Dominion, Conception, Birth, Sufferings, Cross, Death, Burial; Descent, Resurrection, Ascention, Session, Return, Judgment.
  • [Page 124]III. Inspiration & San­ctification.
    • Calling out of the world.
    • Sanctify­ing in the world.
    • Commu­nion of
      • Saints,
      • H. Myste­ries.
    • Forgiveness of sins,
    • Resurrection,
    • Life Eternal.

BE Thou my Hope, O Thou that art the Hope of all the ends of the Earth;

And of them that re­main in the broad sea. Psal. 65.5.

[BLess, O Lord, All]

  • Thy Creatures,
  • Mankind,
  • Compassed with in­firmities.

The Church

  • Catholic,
  • Eastern,
  • Western,
  • British.

The

  • Bishops,
  • Presbyters,
  • Clergie,
  • People, that love Christ.

All Estates of the World,

  • Christian,
  • Nighbour,
  • Our.

Godlie

  • Princes,
  • Kings,

Our. Counsellers, Judges, Magistrates, Command­ers at

  • Land,
  • Sea,

Commonaltie. Succession: Learning, All in the

  • Court,
  • Citie,
  • Countrie.

All, who, anie waie, minister To our

  • Souls;
  • Bodies

Food, Raiment, Health; Things for this Life.

[All whom we are bound to praie for, By]

  • Nature,
  • Good-turns,
  • Charge
    • formerly,
    • at present,
  • Friendship,
  • Charitie,
  • Nighbourhood.
  • Promise,
  • Mutual respects.

All who Find no leasure to praie; Are in

  • great want,
  • extreme ne­cessitie.

Psal. 121.

THe Lord be my Keeper; the Lord [Page 128]be my Defense upon my right hand. Ver. 5.

The Lord preserve me from all evil; Yea, the Lord keep my soul. V. 7.

The Lord preserve my going out, and my com­ing in, from this time forth for evermore. V. 8.

O Lord, Thou know­est how, Thou art able and willing to do good to my soul:

I, wretched man that I am! Rom. 7.24. neither know how, nor am able, nor, as I ought, willing to do it.

Do Thou, O Lord, I beseech Thee, in Thy un­speakable [Page 129]loving kind­ness, so order and dis­pose of me, as Thou knowest to be best pleas­ing to Thee, and most expedient for me.

*GOodness, Grace, Love; Kindness, Humanitie; Tit. 3.4.

Gentleness, Meekness; 2 Cor. 10.1.

Forbearance, Long­suffering; Rom. 2.4.

Manifold Mercies; 1 S. Pet. 1.3.

Great Mercies; Psal. 51.1.

Compassions, Romans 12.1.

Multitude of Compas­sions; Psal. 51.1.

Bowels of Compassi­ons; Col. 3.12.

Tenderness of Abundant tender Compas­sions, S. Jam. 5.11.

In

  • Passing by, P. Mich. 7.18.
  • Overlooking, Acts 17.30.
  • Conniving, P. Isai. 57.11.

Manie

  • Times;
  • Years;

H. Nehem. 9.28, 30.

Unwillingly [angrie] Lament. 3.33.

Not [suffering His] whole [displeasure to a­rise.] [Page 131]Psal. 78.39.

Not according [to my desert.] Psal. 103.10.

Not always. Psa. 103.9.

In wrath [remembring] mercie. P. Hab. 3.2.

Repenting of the e­vil. P. Joel 2.13.

[Thinking everie stripe] two. P. Isa. 40.2.

[Receiv­ing] to

  • Pardon,
  • Reconciliati­on,
  • Propitiation,

☿☿

IN the Morning watches I thought up­on Thee, O Lord;

Because Thou hast been my helper. Psal. 63 7, 8.

BLessed art Thou, O Lord, who createdst the Two Lights,

  • The
    • Sun,
    • Moon;
  • The
    • greater,
    • lesser.

And the Stars, Genes. 1.16.

For

  • Light,
  • Signs
  • Seasons.

V. 14.

For

  • Spring, Summer,
  • Harvest, Winter.

For

  • Daies, Weeks,
  • Months, Years.

And to rule over The

  • Daie,
  • Night.

V. 18.

P. Isaiah.

BEhold, Thou art wroth, for we have sinned:

We are all as an un­clean thing, and all our righteousnesses as filthie rags:

We all fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

But, now, O Lord, Thou art our Father:

We are the claie, we all are the work of Thy hands.

Be not wroth with us very sore;

Do not suddenly re­member our sins:

But behold, look upon us, O Lord, we are all Thy people. Chapt. 64. V. 5, 6, 8, 9.

P. Jeremiah.

Though our iniqui­ties testifie against us, O Lord, shew mercie to us, [Page 135]for Thy Names sake;

For our backslidings are manie; we have sin­ned against Thee.

Yet, Thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us; and Thy Name is called upon among us;

O forget us not.

O Lord, our confi­dence, who savest us in the time of trouble,

Why art Thou as a Forreiner in the land?

Or as a Native, that comes but to his Inn?

As one that is fallen into a sleep?

As a man that is not able to save? Chapt. 14. V. 7, 8, 9.

O Lord, forgive our iniquities; and remember our sins no more. Ch 31. V. 34,

S. Paul.

Lord, I am carnal, sold under sin:

In me (that is in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing.

For, the good, that I would, I do not; but the evil, that I would not, that I do.

I consent unto the Law, that it is good;

And I delight in the law, after the inner man:

But I see another law in my Members, warring against the Law of my [Page 137]Mind; and bringing me into captivitie to the Law of Sin.

O wretched man that I am! who shal deliver me from the bodie of this death?

I thank God through JESUS Christ, Rom. 7. V. 14, 16, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25.

Because, where sin a­bounded, Grace did much more abound. Chapt. 5. V. 20.

O Lord, Thy graci­ousness leadeth me unto Repentance. Rom. 2.4.

O give me Repent­ance, That I maie re­cover myself out of the [Page 138]snare of the Divil, who am taken Captive by him at his will. 2 Tim. 2.25, 26.

S. Peter.

The time past of my life is sufficient to have wrought the will of my lusts;

When I walked in la­sciviousness, revellings, banquetings, and in all excess of riot. 1 Epist. 4. Chap. 3. V.

O Lamb of God, with­out blemish, and with­out spot,

Who redeemedst me with Thy pretious blood. 1 Epist. 1. Cha. 18. and 19. Ver.

For that same Blood, have mercie and save me;

For that Blood, and for that Name of Thine, beside which there is no other under Heaven, given among men, wher­by we must be saved Acts 4.12.

K. David.

God, Thou knowest my simpleness; and my faults are not hid from Thee. Psal. 69.5.

Lord, all my desire is before Thee; and my groaning is not hid from Thee. Psal. 38.9.

Let not them, who trust in Thee, O Lord [Page 140]God of Hosts, be asham­ed for my cause:

Let not them, who seek Thee, be confound­ed through me, O Lord God of Israel.

Take me out of the mire, that I sink not;

O let me be delivered from them that hate me; and out of the deep waters.

Let not the water-flood drown me; neither let the deep swallow me up; neither let the pit shut her mouth upon me. Psal. 69. V. 6, 15.16.

  • 1 PRide, an* 1 Amorite;
  • 2 Envie, an* 2 Hittite;
  • 3 Anger, a* 3 Perezite;
  • 4 Gluttonie, a* 4 Girgashite;
  • 5 Wantoness, an* 5 Hivite;
  • 6 Worldlie Carkings, a* 6 Canaanite;
  • 7 Lukewarm Careles­ness, a* 7 Jebusite.
  • 1 HUmilitie,
  • 2 Mercie,
  • 3 Patience,
  • 4 Temperance,
  • 5 Chastitie,
  • 6 Contentation,
  • 7 Alacritie and Dili­gence.

I Beleeve In the

  • Father Affection and Good-will;
  • Almightie, Saving Power;
  • Creätor, Providence;

To

  • Preserve,
  • Govern,
  • Perfect

the World.

In

  • JESUS, Salvation;
  • Christ, Anointing;
  • The onlie Son, A­doption;

To Our Lord, Service [is due.]

In His

  • Conception, the purging of our unclean Conception & Birth.
  • Birth, the purging of our unclean Conception & Birth.
  • Sufferings, that, what we should, we might not.
  • Cross, the Curse of the Law;
  • Death, the sting of Death;
  • [Page 144]Burial, eternal corrupti­on in the Grave, is taken away.

In His

  • Descent, that, whether we should [go] we might not.
  • Resurrection, as the First-fruits of them that sleep.
  • Ascension, to prepare a place for us.
  • Session, to appear, and make interces­sion [for us.]
  • Coming again, to take, to Him­self, [Page 145]those that are His.
  • Judging, to render to everie one, according to his works.

In the holie Ghost, Power from on high, Outwardly and Invi­visibly, but Powerfully and Ma­nifestly, converting un­to Holiness, The Church, The Mystical Bodie of them, who are called out of the whole world, to a Corporation accord­ing to

  • Faith,
  • Holiness.

The Communion of Saints, the Members of that Bodie.

A mutual Participa­tion in the Holie Myste­ries;

To a Full persuasion of the Remission of sins;

Hope of

  • Resurrection,
  • Translation

to Life Eternal.

MY Trust is in Thy mercie, for ever and ever. Psal. 52.9.

How excellent is Thy mercie, O God! Psal. 36.7.

If I have anie Hope, it is in Thy mercie.

Let me not bee asham­ed of this my Hope. Psal. 119.116.

† WE beseech Thee, O Lord, re­member all for good;

Have mercie upon all, O Lord;

Be reconciled to us all.

Settle the multitudes of Thy people in peace;

Dissipate all Scandals;

Ceas all Warrs;

Stop all rising Here­sies.

O God our Savior, and the Hope of all the [Page 148]ends of the Earth, Psal. 65.5.

Grant unto us Thy Peace and Love.

Remember to crown the year with Thy goodness; Psal. 65.12.

For the eies of all wait upon Thee; and Thou givest them their meat in due season;

Thou openest Thy hand, and fillest all things living with Thy gracious bountie. Psal. 145.15, 16.

Remember Thy Holie Church, from one end [Page 149]of the world unto the other;

And give Peace unto her whom Thou hast purchased with Thy precious blood;

And establish her un­to the consummation of the world.

Remember all who bring forth fruit, and do good works in Thy Ho­lie Churches;

Them also who are mindful of the Poor and Needie;

Reward them with Thy rich and heavenlie gifts;

Give them For

  • Earthlie, Heavenlie;
  • Corruptible, Incor­ruptible;
  • Temporal, Eternal Blessings.

Remember them, who lead their lives In

  • Virginitie,
  • Chastitie, and
  • Mortification.

Them also, who in honorable Marriage, in Pietie, and the Fear of Thee.

Remember everie Christian soul, who [Page 151]being in anie

  • Affliction,
  • Trouble,
  • Agonie,

stands in need of Thy mercie and help.

Remember our Bre­thren, who are in

  • Captivitie,
  • Prisons,
  • Bonds,
  • Bitter Servitude.

Giving

  • Conversion to all, who go astraie;
  • Health to the Sick;
  • Deliverance to the Captives.

Remember all Pious and Faithful Kings, to whom Thou hast given [Page 152]a Right to reign upon earth.

And chiefly, O Lord,

Remember our most Gracious King, preserv­ed by Thee;

Establish his Throne;

Subdue to him all his enemies;

Speak good to his soul, for Thy Churches, and all Thy Peoples sake.

Give him long Peace, which maie not be taken away;

That under his hap­pie Government, we maie lead a peace­able and quiet life, in all godliness and [Page 153]honestie. 1 Tim. 2.2.

Remember, O Lord, all Principalities and Powers; and all that be in place at Court;

Those who are of the Counsel;

Or in the Seats of Judgment.

And all that fight Thy battels for us, by Land or Sea.

Furthermore, be gra­ciously pleased, O Lord, to remember The

  • Holie Fathers of the Church;
  • Venerable Presby­terie, and all the Clergie,

[Page 154]who rightly divide the Word of Truth, 2 Tim. 2.15. and walk upright­ly according to the same. Galat. 2.14.

Remember, O Lord, our Brethren, who are present, and join toge­ther in praier with us, in this holie hour.

Remember their De­votion and their Zeal.

Remember them also, who upon good caus are absent;

And have mercie upon them and us, according to the multitude of Thy mercie.

Fill our garners with all good:

Preserve our married people in peace and con­cord;

Cherish up all In­fants;

Instruct the Youth;

Strengthen the Aged;

Comfort the Faint­hearted;

Gather the Dispersed;

Bring back again them that are gon a­straie;

Unite them to the

  • Holie, Church.
  • Catholic, Church.
  • Apostolic Church.

Deliver all that are [Page 156]possessed with unclean spirits;

Sail with all that go by Sea;

Travail with all that go by Land;

Take care of the Wi­dows;

Defend the Orphans;

Set the Captives at Libertie;

Heal the Sick.

Remember, O God, all who are

  • question'd at the Bar of Justice;
  • condemn'd to the Mines and Gallies.

[Page 157]who are in

  • Banishment
  • anie o­ther
    • Affliction,
    • Necessitie,
    • Distress,
  • Need of Thy great: mercie.

who

  • Love
  • Hate

us.

All recommended to us Thy unworthie ser­vants, to be remembred in our Praiers.

Remember, O Lord, our God, all Thy Peo­ple; and pour upon them all the riches of Thy mercie; giving, to all, their desires tending to salvation.

Remember, O God, all, whom we, through [Page 158]ignorance, forgetfulness, or multitude of names, have not remembred;

Thou knowest the condition and name of everie one;

Thou knowest everie one, from his Mothers womb.

For Thou, O Lord, art the Helper of the Helpless; Hope of the Hopeless;

The Savior of them who are tossed with Tempests;

The Haven of them who sail;

The Physician of them who are sick:

Be Thou all to all, [Page 159]Thou who knowest eve­rie one His

  • Desires,
  • Habitation,
  • Wants.

O Lord, deliver this Citie, and all the Coun­trie wherein we dwell, From

  • Pestilence, Famine,
  • Earth-quakes,
  • Inundations
  • Fire, Sword,
  • Forreign Invasion, and
  • Civil Insurrections.

Appeas the Schisms of the Churches;

Abate the Insolencies of the Heathen;

And receiv us all in­to thy Kingdom; own­ing [Page 160]us for children of the Light;

And grant unto us Thy Peace and Love, O Lord our God.

Remember, O Lord our God, all Spirits and all Flesh, whom we have remembred, and whom we have not remem­bred.

O Lord, make the end of our Life Christi­an, acceptable to Thee; and, if Thou think good, without Pain, in Peace; gathering us to­gether under the feet of Thy Elect, when Thou wilt, and as Thou wilt, [Page 161]only without Shame and Sin.Collected out of the Litur­gies of SS. James, Basil, and Chrysost.

THe Glorious Maje­stie of the Lord our God be upon us;

Prosper Thou the work of our hands up­on us;

O prosper Thou our handie-work. Psa. 90.17.

LOrd be Thou Within me, to strengthen me;

Without me, to Keep me;

Above me, to Protect me;

Beneath me, to Uphold me;

Before me, to Direct me;

Behind me, to Reduce me;

Round about me, to Defend me;

BLessed be Thou, O Lord God of Israël, our Father, for ever and ever.

To Thee, O Lord, belongeth Majestie, Power, Glorie, Victorie, Strength, Confession;

For Thou art Lord over all, in Heaven and on Earth. 1 Chron. 29.10,

Everie King and Na­tion trembleth at Thy presence: P. Isa. 64.2.

Thine, O Lord, is the Kingdom and Exal­tation over all

  • Things,
  • Dominion;

Riches are from Thee, and Honor from Thy presence;

Thou reignest over all, O Lord;

Thou hast Domini­on over all Domini­on;

And in Thy hand is Power and Might.

And in Thy hand it is to make great, and [Page 164]to give strength to all:

And now, O Lord, we confess to Thee; and praise Thy glorious Name. 1 Chron. 29.12, 13.

♃♃

LEt us be satisfied with Thy mercie, O Lord, in the Morn­ing. Psal. 90.14.

BLessed art Thou, O Lord, who brought­est forth, out of the Wa­ters, everie

Living Creature that moveth, and the Whales, and winged Fouls;

And blessedst them, so that they were fruitful, and did multiplie. Gen. 1.20, 21, 22.

The Graduals.

SEt up Thy self, O God, above the hea­vens;

And Thy glorie above all the earth. Psa. 108.5.

By Thy Ascension draw us unto Thee, O Lord; S. John 12.32.

That we maie set our affections on things a­bove, and not on things of the earth. Colos. 3.2.

By the wonderful My­sterie of Thy Holie Bo­die, and Thy Pretious [Page 167]Blood, instituted in the Evening of this Daie, O Lord have mercie.

P, Ezechiel.

AS I live, saith the Lord God, I will not the death of a sin­ner; but that the wicked turn from his waies, and live.

Turn ye, turn ye from your evil waies; for why will ye die, O hous of Israel. Ch. 33. V. 11.

P. Jeremiah.

Turn Thou us unto Thee, O Lord; and so shal we be turned. Lam. 5.21.

P. Ezechiel.

Turn us from all our transgressions; and let not iniquitie be our ruin. Ch. 18. V. 30.

P. Daniel.

I have sinned, I have don unjustly, I have been ungodlie, in departing from Thy Precepts and Thy Judgments.

O Lord, righteousness belongeth to Thee; but to mee confusion of face; as at this daie: be caus of our unfaithfulness, for which Thou hast cast us off.

O Lord, to us confu­sion of face, and to our [Page 169]Princes; because we have sinned against Thee.

O Lord, Thy righte­ousness is in all things:

According to all Thy righteousness let Thine anger, and Thy furie be turned away:

And cause Thy face to shine upon Thy ser­vant.

O my God, incline Thine ear, and hear;

Open Thine eies, and behold my desolation.

O Lord hear, O Lord forgive, O Lord heark­en; hearken O Lord, and do; do and defer not; for Thine own [Page 170]sake, O Lord, O Lord my God:

For Thy servant is called by Thy Name. Ch. 9. V. 5, 7, 8, 16, 17 18, 19.

S. James.

In manie things we offend all. Ch. 3. V. 2.

Lord, let Thy mercie triumph ouer Thy ju­stice, in my sins. Chap. 2. Ver. 13.

S. John.

If I saie that I have no sin, I deceive myself, and the truth is not in me.

But I confess my sins, manie and grievous; and [Page 171]Thou, O Lord, are faith­ful and just to forgive my sins to me confessing them. Ep. 1. Ch. 1. V. 8, 9.

But even for this I have an Advocate, with Thee, to Thee,

Thine only begotten Son the Righteous.

Let Him be the pro­pitiation for my sins, who is for the sins of the whole world. Ep. 1. Ch. 2. V. 1, 2.

K. David.

Will the Lord absent Himself for ever? and will He be no more in­treated?

Is His mercie clean [Page 172]gon, for ever? and is His promise com utterly to an end, for evermore?

Hath God forgotten to be gracious? and will He shut up His loving kindness in displeasure?

And I said, now I be­gan: this is the change of the Right hand of the most High. Psal. 77. V. 7, 8, 9, 10.

[O Lord, give me grace to laie aside]

Everie weight, and the sin that doth so easi­ly beset me; Heb. 12.1.

All Filthiness, and Superfluitie of naughti­ness; S. James 1.21.

The lust of the

  • Flesh,
  • Eie,

And the Pride of life; 1 S. John 2.16.

Everie motion both of flesh and Spirit, which is contrarie to the will of Thy holi­ness.

[GIve me grace also]

*1 To be Poor in spirit; That I maie have my part in the King­dom of Heaven.

2 To Mourn; That I maie be com­forted.

3 To be Meek; [Page 174]That I maie inherit the earth.

4 To Hunger & Thirst after righteousness; That I maie be filled. To be Merciful;

5 That I may obtain mercie

6 To be Pure in heart; That I maie see God.

7 To be a Peace-maker; That I maie be cal­led a child of God.

8 To be readie to suf­fer persecution for Righteousness sake;

That my reward maie be in the Kingdom of Heaven. S. Mat. 5.

COming unto God, I beleeve That

  • He is;
  • He is a Re­warder of them, who diligently seek Him. Hebr. 11.6.

I know that

My Redeemer liveth. H. Job 19.25.

He is Christ, the Son of the living God. S. Mat. 16.16.

He is indeed the Sa­vior of the world. S. Joh. 4.42.

He came into the world, to save sinners; [Page 176]of whom I am chief. 1 Tim. 1.15.

We beleeve that, through the grace of our Lord JESUS Christ, we shal be saved, even as our Fathers. Acts 15.11.

I know that this my flesh, which hath shar'd in all, shal rise again upon the earth. H. Job 19.25.

I beleev verily to see the goodness of the Lord, in the Land of the living. Psal. 27.15.

OUr heart shal re­joice in Him; be­caus we have hoped in [Page 177]His Holie Name. Psal. 33.20.

In the Name, Of the

  • Father:
  • Savior, Mediator,
  • Intercessor, Redeem­er:
  • Double Paraclete,

Under the Figures of a

  • Lamb,
  • Dove.

Let Thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon us; like as we do put our trust in Thee. Psal. 33.21.

[Collected out of S. James, and S. Chrysost. Liturgie.]IN the peace of God, let us praie

For the Peace which is from above, and for [Page 178]the salvation of our souls;

For the Peace of the whole world:

For the Establish­ment of the Churches of God; and the Union of them all:

For this Holie Place; and all that enter into it, with Faith and Re­verence:

For our Holie Fa­thers the Bishops; the Venerable Presbyterie, and Deaconrie in Christ:

For the whole Cler­gie and Laitie:

For this Holie Mansi­on; all this Citie and Countrie; and all Faith­ful [Page 179]people, who dwell therin:

For good Tempera­ture of the Air; Fruit­ful Seasons; Peaceable Times:

For all who travail by land or by water:

For all who are sick, ill at eas, and in Capti­vitie; and for their safe­tie:

Help and save us;

Have mercie on us; and keep us by Thy grace, O God.

Neither are wee un­mindful to bless Thee, for the most Holie, Pure, highly Blessed, the Mother of God, Marie [Page 180]the eternal Virgin; with all the Saints:

Recommending our selvs and our whole life to Thee, O Lord, our Christ and God:

For to Thee belong­eth glorie, honor and worship.

THe grace of our Lord JESUS Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holie Ghost, be with me, and with us all. A­men. 2 Cor. 13.14.

I commend both my [Page 181]self, and mine, and all that I have, to Him who is able to keep me from falling, and to present me faultless before the presence of His glorie,

To the only wise God, and our Savior;

To whom be glorie and majestie, dominion and power, now and for ever. Amen. S. Jude Ver. 24, 25.

O Lord my God, For my Being, Life, Endowment with Reason, Nourishment, Preservation, [Page 182]Guidance, Education, Civil Government and Religion.

For thy Gifts of

  • Grace,
  • Nature,
  • the World;

For my

  • Redemption,
  • Regeneration,
  • Catechizing;

For Thy

  • Calling,
  • Recalling,
  • Manifold re­calling me, a­gain & again.

For Thy Forbearance, Long-suffering Long long-suffering toward me [Page 183]manie

  • times,
  • years,

Even until now;

For all whom I have received anie

  • good
  • benefit

from;

For them, if anie, whom I have don anie good unto;

For the use of Thy Present good things,

For Thy Promise and my Hope of enjoying Future good things.

For my Good and careful Pa­rents, Gentle Masters, Ever memorable Be­nefactors, [Page 184]Brethren of the Cler­gie, who are of one mind, Understanding Audi­tors, True friends, Faithful servants.

For all who have anie waie benefited me By their

  • Writings,
  • Sermons,
  • Discourses,
  • Praiers,
  • Examples,
  • Reproofs,
  • Injuries;

For all these, and for all other, Known or Unknown, Manifest or Secret, Remembred or For­gotten [Page 185]by me, From whom I have willingly or unwilling­ly received good, I prais Thee, I bless Thee, I give Thee thanks; And I will prais and bless, & give Thee thanks all the daies of my life.

What am I? and what is my Father's house? 2 P. Sam. 7.18.

That Thou should'st look upon such a dead dogg, as I am. 2 P. Sam. 9.8.

What reward shall I give unto the Lord, for all the benefits that He [Page 186]hath don unto me? Psal. 116.11.

What thanks can I render unto God, for all wherin He Hath spared forborn me until now?

HOlie, Holie, Holie, Thou art wor­thie, O Lord our God, to receiv glorie, and honor, and power;

For Thou hast crea­ted all things; and for Thy pleasure they are and were created. Revel. 4.8, 11.

♁♁

IN the Morning shal my Praier come unto Thee. Psal. 88.13.

BLessed art Thou, O Lord, who didst bring forth of the earth

  • Beasts,
  • Catel,
  • Creeping things.

Genes. 1.24, 25.

For

  • Nourishment,
  • Clothing,
  • Help.

And did'st make Man after Thy Image, to have Dominion over the earth; and did'st bless him. Gen. 1.26. and 28.

[Special Heads of Meditation.]The Consultation [of the blessed Trinitie a­bout him] Gen. 1.26.

The Work of His hands. Psal. 138.8.

The Breath of Life. Gen. 2.7.

The Image of God. Gen. 1.26.

The Setting him over the Works. Genes. 1.28. and Psal. 8.6.

The Charge to the Angels concerning him. Psal. 91.11.

Paradise. Gen. 2.8.

[Special Heads of Meditation.]Heart, Reins, Eies, Ears, Tongue, Hands, Feet.

[Special Heads of Meditation.]Life, Sense, Reason, Spirit, Freewill, Memorie, Conscience.

[Special Heads of Meditation.]That which is Known of God; Rom. 1.19.

Written in the Law; S. Iuke 10.26.

The Oracles of the Prophets;

The Melodie of the Psalms;

The Instruction of the Proverbs;

The Knowledg of Histories;

The Service of Sacrifices.

BLessed art thou, O Lord, for Thy great and pretious Promise, on This Daie, con cern­ing That Life-giving seed; Gen. 3.15.

And for the fulfilling therof in the fulness of time, Gal. 4.4. upon This Daie.

Blessed art Thou, O Lord, for Thy Holie Passions on This Daie.

O, by Thy saving Passions on This Daie, save us, O Lord.

P. Hosea.

I Have stood out against Thee, O Lord, Ch. 13. V. 16.

But I return unto Thee;

I am weakned by mine iniquities;

But I take with me words, and turn to Thee, saying,

Forgive my sin, and receiv my praier;

So will I render to Thee the fruit of my lips. Ch. 14. V. 1.2.

P. Joel.

Spare, O Lord, spare;

And give not Thine heritage to reproach, a­mong Thine enemies. C. 2. V. 17.

P. Amos.

O Lord, O Lord, be gracious; ceas, I be­seech Thee.

By whom shal Jacob arise? for he is small.

Repent, O Lord, con­cerning this: Let it not be. Ch. 7. V. 2, 3.

P. Jonah.

Observing vanitie and lies, I have forsaken mine own mercie:

And I am cast out of Thy sight.

But, when my soul fainted within me, I re­membred the Lord.

I will look yet again toward Thy Holy Tem­ple.

Thou hast brought my life from corrupti­on. Ch. 2. V. 4, 6, 7, 8.

P. Micha.

Who is a God like unto Thee, who passest by the iniquities of the [Page 194]remnant of Thine heri­tage?

Thou wilt not always retein Thine anger, for a testimonie [against us] becaus Thou delightest in mercie.

Turn again, and have mercie upon us, O Lord; drown our iniquities, and cast all our sins into the depths of the sea,

According to Thy Truth and Mercie. Ch. 7. V. 18, 19, 20.

P. Habakkuk.

O Lord, I have heard Thy speech, and was a­fraid;

I have considered Thy works, and was astonish­ed;

In wrath remember mercie. Ch. 3. V. 2.

P. Zachariah.

Behold me, O Lord, clothed with filthie gar­ments;

Behold Satan stand­ing at my right hand. Ch. 3. V. 1.3.

And by the blood of Thy Covenant, O Lord, Ch. 9. V. 11.

In that fountain open­ed for the purging of all uncleaness, Ch. 13. V. 1.

Take away mine ini­quities, [Page 196]and cleans my sins.

Save me, as a brand pluck'd out of the fire. Ch. 3. V. 2.4.

Father, forgive me; for I know not, in truth I know not, what I have don, in sinning against Thee. S. Luke 23.34.

Lord remember me, when Thou comest into Thy Kingdom. S. Luke 23.42.

Lord, repaie not mine enemies their sins. Acts 7.60.

Repaie not me my [Page 197]sins, O Lord.

By

  • Thy Sweat, & great drops of Blood;
  • The Agonie of Thy Soul; S. Luke 22.44.

By Thy

  • Head, crown'd with Thorns, S. Matth. 27.29. set on with staves;
  • Weeping Eies; Heb. 5.7.
  • Ears, fill'd with re­vilings; S. Matth. 27.39.
  • Mouth, given vineger and gall to drink; Ver. 48.
  • Face, shamefully de­fil'd by spitting; Ver. 30.

By Thy

  • Neck, loaded with the burthen of the Cross; S. Joh. 19.17.
  • Back, furrow'd with stripes & wounds; Psal. 129.3. and 1. S. Pet. 2.24.
  • Hands and Feet digg'd; Psal. 22.17.
  • Strong Crie, Eli, Eli, S. Mat. 27.46. and Heb. 5.7.
  • Heart, pierc'd with the spear; S. John 19.34.
  • Water & Blood run­ing out; V. 34.
  • Bodie broken;
  • Blood shed.

Psal. 85.

Lord, forgive the of­fenses of Thy servant; and cover all his sins. V. 2.

Take away all Thy displeasure; and turn Thy self from Thy wrathful indignation. Ver. 3.

Turn me, O God of our salvation; and let Thine anger ceas from us. V. 4.

Wilt Thou be angrie with us for ever? and wilt Thou stretch out Thy wrath, from one generation to another? Ver. 5.

O God, Thou wilt [Page 200]turn again, and quicken us; and Thy people shal rejoice in Thee. V. 6.

Shew us thy mercie, O Lord; and grant us Thy salvation. V. 7.

THe Works of the Flesh.

  • Adulterie,
  • Fornication,
  • Uncleaness,
  • Lasciviousness.
  • Idolatrie.
  • Witchcraft.
  • Hatred,
  • Variance,
  • Emulations,
  • Wrath, Strife,
  • Sedition,
  • Heresies,
  • [Page 201]Envyings,
  • Murthers.
  • Drunkeness,
  • Revellings, and such like. Galat. 5.19, 20, 21.

THe Fruits of the Spirit.

  • Love, Joie, Peace,
  • Long-suffering,
  • Gentleness, Goodness, Faith,
  • Meekness,
  • Temperance.

Galat. 5.22, 23.

THe Spirit Of

  • Wisdom,
  • Understanding,
  • Counsil,
  • Might,

Of

  • Knowledg,
  • Godliness,
  • The Fear of the Lord.

P. Isai. 11.2.

THe Gifts of the Spirit.

The Word of Wisdom;

The Word of Knowledg; Faith;

The Gifts of Healing;

The Working of Miracles; Prophecie;

Discerning of Spirits;

Divers Kinds & Inter­pretation of Tongues. 1 Cor. 12.8, 9, 10.

LOrd, I beleeve, That Thou didst Creäte me,

Despise not the work of Thine own hands.

That according to Thy Image and Like­ness,

Suffer not Thy Like­ness to be blotted out.

That Thou didst Re­deem me with Thy Blood,

Suffer not the price of Thy Redemption to be lost.

That thou didst set me out for a Christion, [Page 204]after Thine own Name,

Despise not me, who am called by Thy Name.

That thou didst San­ctifie me in the Regene­ration,

Destroie not me, whom Thou hast Sanctified.

That Thou didst in­graff me, in the good O­live-tree, Rom. 11.24. as a Member of the Mysti­cal Bodie,

Cut not off a Member of Thy Mystical Bodie.

O Think upon Thy servant, as concern­ing [Page 205]Thy word; wherin Thou hast caused me to put my Trust. Psal. 119.49.

My soul fainteth with longing for Thy salva­tion; and I have a good Hope because of Thy Word. V. 81

LEt us praie

For the prosperi­tie and strengthning of all Christian Armies a­gainst the enemies of our most Holie Faith.

For our Holie Fa­thers, and all our Bre­thren in Christ:

For all that hate us and love us:

For all that have mer­cie upon us, and mini­ster unto us:

For all whom we are desired to remember in our praiers:

For the Redemption of the Captives:

For our Fathers and Brethren who are ab­sent:

For all Sea-faring per­sons:

For all who are cast upon the bed of sick­ness:

For plentie of the fruits of the earth:

For the souls of all Orthodox Christians.

Let us commemorate Our

  • Godlie Kings,
  • Orthodox Pre­lats,

The Founders of This Holie habitation,

Our Parents, and all our Fore-fathers and Brethren who are gon before us.

LEt Thy mightie hand, O Lord, be my defence;

Thy mercie in Christ, my salvation;

Thy all-true Word, my instruction;

The Grace of Thy quickning Spirit, my [Page 208]consolation, unto the end, and in the end.

Let the

  • Soul of Christ sanctifie me;
  • Bodie of Christ strengthen me;
  • Blood of Christ redeem me;
  • Water of Christ cleans me;
  • Stripes of Christ heal me;
  • Sweat of Christ refresh me;
  • Wounds of Christ hide me.

The Peace of God, [Page 209]which passeth all under­standing, keep my heart and mind, in the know­ledg and love of God. Phil. 4.7.

* O Lord, who didst not despise, nor forsake man, transgres­sing Thy Command­ment, and falling;

But, as a tender-bow­el'd Father, didst visit him fundrie waies;

Giving him [...] Thy great and pre [...]ous Pro­mise, con [...]rning the Blessed qui [...]kning Seed;

Ope [...]ng unto him a dore of Faith and Re­pen [...]ance unto Life;

And, in the fulness of time, sending the same Thy Christ, to take the seed of Abraham;

And, by the Oblation of His Life, to fulfill the Obedience of the Law;

And, by the Sacrifice of His Death, to take away the Curse thereof;

By His Death to re­deem the World;

And by His Resurrecti­on t [...] quicken the same;

W [...]o didst all things to this end, to bring back Ma [...]kind to Thee, that he might be parta­ker of the Livine Na­ture, and of Eternal Glorie:

Who didst attest the Truth of Thy Gospel,

By manie and mani­fold Miracles;

By the ever memora­ble Conversation of Thy Saints;

By their supernatu­ral Patience under Tor­ments;

By the most wonder­ful Conversion of the whole world, unto the Obedience of Faith without

  • Strength,
  • Rhetoric, or
  • Force;

Blessed, praised, cele­brated, magnified, high­ly exalted, glorified, and hallowed be Thy Name; [Page 212]the mention and memo­rie, and all the monu­ments therof, both now and for ever.S. James's Liturgie

THou art worthie to take the Book, and to open the seals therof;

For Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to our God, by Thy Blood, out of everie kindred, and tongue, and people, and Nation.

Worthie is the Lamb, that was slain, to receive Power, and Riches, and Wisdom, and Strength, and Honor, and Glorie, and Blessing.

To Him that sitteth upon the Throne, and to the Lamb, Blessing, and Honor, and Glorie, and Power, for ever and ever. Revel. 5.9, 12, 13.

Salvation to our God, who sitteth upon the Throne; and to the Lamb.

Amen:

Blessing, and Glorie, & Wisdom, & Thanks­giving, and Honor, and Power, and Might, be unto our God, for ever and ever. Amen. Revel. 7.10, 12.

♄♄

O Lord, have mercie upon us, for we have trusted in Thee:

Be Thou our arm eve­rie Morning; and our salvation in the time of trouble. P. Isai. 33.2.

BLessed art Thou, O Lord, who didst rest, the Seventh Daie, from all Thy Works;

And didst bless, and sanctifie it. Gen. 2.2, 3.

Of

  • [Heads of Meditation and Devotion.]
    [The Institution and Rites of] the Sabbath.
  • The Rest in the Returns therof.

Of the

  • Death and Buri­al of Christ:
  • Ceasing of Sin [therby.]

Of Those who are [gon] before us [and are] at rest [from their labors.]

P. Ezra.

O My Ood, I am a­shamed, and blush to [Page 216]lift up my face to Thee;

For mine iniquities are increased over my head;

And my trespasses are waxed great unto the heavens.

Since the daies of my youth I am in a great trespass, even to this daie;

And I cannot stand be­fore Thee, because of this. Ch. 9. V. 6, 7, 15.

K. Manasses.

I have sinned above the number of the sands [...] the sea;

My transgressions are multiplied; and I am [Page 217]not worthie to look up, and to see the hight of heaven, becaus of the multitude of mine ini­quities:

Neither have I anie releas; For I have pro­voked Thy wrath, and don evil before Thee; not doing Thy will, nor keeping Thy com­mandments.

And now I bow the knee of my heart, be­seeching Thee of grace;

I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned, and I ac­knowledg mine iniqui­ties.

But, I humbly beseech Thee, forgive me, O [Page 218]Lord, forgive me; and destroie me not with mine iniquities;

Be not angrie with me for ever, by reserving evil for me;

Neither condemn me into the lower parts of the earth:

For Thou art the God, even the God of them that repent;

And thou shalt shew in mee all Thy good­ness, if Thou wilt save me, that am unworthie, according to Thy great mercie:

And I will praise Thee for ever.

Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean:

Lord, speak the word only, and I shall be heal­ed. S. Mat. 8.2, 8.

Lord, save me. S. Mat. 8.25.

Carest Thou not that we perish? S. Mark. 4.38.

Saie unto me, Be of good cheer; Thy sins are forgiven thee. S. Matth. 9.2.

JESUS Master, have mercie on me. S. Luke 17.13.

JESUS, Thou Son of David, have mercie on me; S. Mar. 10.47, 48.

JESUS, Thou Son of David;

Thou Son of David.

Lord, saie unto me, Ephphata. S. Mar. 7.37.

Lord, I have no man [to do it] S. John 5.7.

Lord, saie unto me, Thou art loosed from thine infirmitie. S. Luke 13.12.

Saie unto my soul, I am Thy salvation. Psd. 35.3.

Saie unto me, My grace is sufficient for [Page 221]thee. 2. Corinth. 12.9.

Psal. 79.

Lord, how long wilt Thou be angrie, for e­ver?

Shall Thy jealousie burn like fire?

O remember not our old sins; Let Thy mer­cies, O Lord, speedily prevent us, for we are come to great miserie.

Help us, O God our Savior, for the glorie of Thy Name;

O Lord deliver us, and be merciful to our sins, for Thy Names sake. V. 5.8, 9.

All my Debts,

  • Faults,
  • Slips,
  • Defects,
  • Falls,

Offenses, Stumblings, Transgressions.

Sins, Wickednesses, Ignorances, Iniquities, Ungodliness, Unrigh­teousness, Abominations; The Guilt; Graciously forgive, Pardon, Remit, Pass by, Spare, Be merciful, Repaie not, Impute not, Remember not.

The Filthiness Pass by, Pass over, Look beside, Look beyond, [Page 223]Cover, Wash away, Blot out, Cleans.

The Damage Releas, Heal, Save from, Take

  • away,
  • upon Thee,

Cancel, Frustrate, Disappoint, Bring to nought.

Let them not be found, Let them not be.

[GIve me grace,] to add

To

  • Faith, Virtue;
  • Virtue, Knowledg;
  • Knowledg, Tem­perance;
  • [Page 224]Temperance, Pati­ence;
  • Patience, Godliness;
  • Godliness, Brother­lie Kindness;
  • Brotherlie Kindnes, Charitie:

And, not forgetting that I am purged from my old sins, to give dili­gence to make my call­ing and election sure, 2 S. Pet. 1.5.6, 7, 9, 10. by Good Works. 1 Timoth. 2.10.

I Beleev in Thee the Father;

Behold then, if Thou be a Father, and we Children,

As a Father pitieth his own Children, Psal. 103.13. let Thy bowels yern upon us, O Lord.

I beleev in Thee the Lord;

Behold then, if Thou be a Lord, and we Servants,

Our eies wait upon Thee, our Lord, un­til Thou have mer­cie upon us. Psal. 123.2.

I beleev, that, were we neither Sons, nor Ser­vants, but dogs only,

It should be lawful for us, to eat of the crumbs that fall [Page 226]from Thy Table. S. Mar. 7.28.

I beleev, that Christ is the Lamb of God:

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, S. John 1.29.

Take away mine also.

I beleev, that JESUS Christ came into the world, to save sinners, 1 Tim. 1.15.

Thou, who camest to save sinners,

Save even me, the first and chief of sinners.

I beleev, that Christ came to save that which was lost, S. Mat. 18.11.

Thou, who camest to save that which was lost,

Suffer not, O Lord, that to be lost, which Thou hast saved.

I beleev, that the Spi­rit is the Lord and Giver of Life. [Nicen Creed.]

Thou, who gavest me a living soul, Genes. 2.7.

Grant, that I maie not receiv this my soul in vain.

I beleev, that the Spi­rit communicates Grace in the Holie Mysteries.

Grant, that I maie not receive the Grace of [Page 228]them, nor the Hope of His Holie Myste­ries in vain. 2 Cor. 6.1.

I beleev, that the Spi­rit maketh Intercession for us, with groans that cannot be uttered, Rom. 8.26.

Grant, O Lord, that I maie be partaker of that His Intercessi­on, and of those His groans.

OUr Fathers hoped in Thee, they trusted in Thee, and Thou didst deliver them:

They called upon Thee, and were holpen; [Page 229]They put their trust in Thee, and were not confounded. Psa. 22.4, 5.

As Thou didst our Fathers in the former generations, even so, O Lord, deliver us, who trust in Thee.

O Heavenlie King, Establish all our Christian Kings;

Confirm the Faith;

Assuage the rage of the Heathen;

Set the World at Peace;

Graciously preserve this Holie habitation;

And, according to Thy goodness and love [Page 230]to man, receive and pro­tect us in our Orthodox Faith, and in Repent­ance.

LEt the Power of the Father guide me;

Let the Wisdom of the Son inlighten me;

Let the Operation of the Spirit quicken me, Preserve my Soul, Strengthen my Bo­die, Elevate my Senses, Order my Conversa­tion, Compose my Man­ners, Bless my Works, Perfect my Praiers, [Page 231]Inspire Holie Thoughts, Pardon what is Past, Rectisie what is Present, Prevent what is to come.

TO Him, that is able to do exceeding a­bundantly, above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

To Him be glorie in the Church, by Christ JESUS, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Ephes. 3.20, 21.

BLessed, Praised, Ce­lebrated, Magnified, Exalted, Glorified, Hal­lowed be Thy Name, O Lord,

The mention, the re­membrance, and everie memorial of it,

For the

  • 1 Patriarchs Honorable Senate;
  • 2 Prophets ever-Venerable Quire;
  • 3 Apostles All-glorious Companie;
  • 4 Evangelists;
  • 5 Martyrs most Noble Armie;
  • [Page 233]6 Confessors;
  • 7 Doctors Assemblie;
  • For 8 Them that give themselvs to the Exer­cise of Devotion;
  • For the Beautie of 9 Virgins;
  • For the Delicious Order of 10 Infants.

For their

  • 1 Faith,
  • 2 Hope,
  • 3 Labors,
  • 4 Truth,
  • 5 Blood,
  • 6 Zeal,
  • 7 Diligence,
  • 8 Tears,
  • 9 Chastitie,
  • 10 Glorie.

Glorie be to Thee, O Lord, Glorie be to Thee, Glorie be to Thee, Because Thou hast glorified them, for and [Page 234]with whom we also glo­rifie Thee.

Great and manifold are Thy Works, Lord God Almightie;

Just and true are Thy waies, O Thou King of Saints:

Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord, and glo­rifie Thy Name?

For Thou onely art Holie;

For all Nations shall come, and worship be­fore Thee;

For Thy Judgments are made manifest. Rev. 15.3, 4.

Praise our God all ye His servants; and ye that fear Him, both small and great.

Allelujah;

For our Lord God omnipotent reigneth;

Let us be glad and re­joice, and give honor to Him. Revel. 19.5, 6, 7.

Behold the Taberna­cle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them;

And they shall be His people, and God Him­self shall be with them▪

And He shall wipe a­way all tears from their eies:

And there shall be no more death, nor crying; neither shall there be a­nie more pain;

For the former things are passed away. Revel. 21.3, 4.

[A Form of Praier for all the World, and particu­larly for our special Re­lations.]

DO good, O Lord, and visit with Thy mercies

All

  • Creatures,
  • Mankind.

The

  • World,
  • Habitable part thereof.

The States of the World, Catholic Church.

Christianitie. All par­ticular

  • Churches,
  • States.

Our

  • Church,
  • State.

Countrie.

The several Orders in either of [...]. The Sacred.

The several Persons in those Orders, The

  • King,
  • Prince.

The

  • London.
    Citie, [wherin I was Born.]
  • All-Hallows Berking.
    Parish, [wherin I was Baptiz'd.]
  • Merchant. Tailors and S. Pauls.
    Two Scholes,
  • Cambridg.
    Universitie,
  • Penbroke Hall.
    College, [wherin I was Brought up.

The Parish of Saint Giles [Creeple-gate] committed to my charge.

"Penbroke Hall.

"The "Three Churches "Of

  • "Southwel,
  • "S. Paul,
  • "Westminster.

"The Three Dioceses "Of

  • "Chichester,
  • "Elie,
  • "Winchester.21

My

  • Familie,
  • Kindred.

All that have

  • Shewed mercie,
  • Administred

to me.

My

  • Nighbors,
  • Friends.

All commended to my Praiers.

[A Recommendation of our selvs, and ours to Gods blessing.]

O Lord, I commend unto Thee

  • My
    • Soul and Bodie,
    • Mind and Thoughts,
  • [Page 241]My
    • Wishes and Praiers,
    • Senses and Members,
    • Words and Deeds,
    • Life and Death.
  • My Brethren, and Si­sters, & their Children.
  • My
    • Benefactors,
    • Well-willers,
    • Familie,
    • Nighbors,
    • Countrie.

All Christian People.

O Lord, I commend unto Thee

  • My
    • Motions and Op­portunities;
    • Resolutions and Undertakings;
    • [Page 242]Going out and Coming in;
    • Sitting down and Rising up.

[Praiers Preparatorie to all our Thanksgivings.]

THou, O Lord, art worthie to be prais­ed; and unto Thee shall the Vow be performed. Psal. 65.1.

Worthie art Thou, O Lord, our Holie God, to receive glorie, and ho­nor, and power. Revel. 4.11.

O Thou, that hearest Praier, unto Thee shall all flesh come:

Even my flesh shall come:

My misdeeds prevail against me; O be Thou merciful unto my sins. Psal. 65.2, 3.

That I may come to confess to Thee, with all Thy Works; and with all Thy Saints to bless Thee.

Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord; And my mouth shal shew Thy praise. Psal. 51.15.

[A Form of Thanksgiving for Temporal and Spi­ritual Blessings.]

MY soul praiseth the Lord, for that [Page 244]He hath don good

  • To all
    • Creatures,
    • Mankind.
  • To the
    • World,
    • Habitable part therof.
  • To the States of the World, Catholic Church. Christianitie.
  • To all par­ticular
    • Churches,
    • States.
  • To our
    • Church,
    • State.
    Countrie.
  • To the several Orders in either of them. The Sacred.
  • To the several Persons in those Orders,
  • [Page 245]To the
    • King,
    • Prince.
  • To the
    • Citie, wherin I was Born.]
    • Parish, [wherin I was Baptiz'd.]
    • Two Scholes,
    • Universitie,
    • College, [wherin I was Brought up.]
  • To my
    • Familie,
    • Kindred.
  • To all that have
    • Shewed mercie,
    • Administred
    to me.
  • To my
    • Nighbors,
    • Friends.
  • [Page 246]To all commended to my Praiers.

For that He hath shew­ed mercie to me In my

  • Soul,
  • Bodie,
  • Goods.

For the Gifts of

  • Nature,
  • Grace,
  • the World.

For all things wherin I have

  • Received bene­fit,
  • been successful
    • formerly,
    • at present.

For the good, if anie, which I ever did.

For my Health, good-Name, [Page 247]Sufficiencie, Safetie, Libertie, Quiet.

Thou hast not cut off, as a Weaver, my Life; but, from daie even to night, Thou preserv­est me. P. Isai. 38.12.

Thou hast graciously given me Life & Breath, until this hour.

From my Childhood, from my Youth up­ward, even untill now, to Old age. Psal. 71.15, 16.

Thou hast held my soul in life, and Thou wilt not suffer my foot to slip. Psal. 66.8.

Delivering me From

  • Dangers,
  • Diseases,
  • [Page 248]Povertie,
  • Servitude,
  • Public Shame,
  • Evil Accidents.

Not giving me up to perish in my sins.

Always waiting for my Conversion.

Leaving in me a

  • Turning to my heart,
  • Remembrance of the* last ends.

Some

  • Shame,
  • Horror,
  • Trembling

for my sins past.

O give me oftner and [Page 249]greater, greater and oft­ner, more and more, O Lord.

Giving me good hopes of the Remission of them, by Repentance, and by the Works ther­of, thorough the Power of the most Holie Keies, and Sacraments in Thy Church.

So that, daie by daie, for these Thy benefits, which I remember;

And so also for manie more forgotten by rea­son of their multitude, and my forgetfulness;

For them bestowed on me, [Page 250]

  • Willing,
  • Knowing,
  • Asking,

Not

  • Asking,
  • Knowing,
  • Willing,

I confess and give thanks to Thee, I bless and praise Thee, as is meet, everie daie.

And I praie with all my soul; and with all my mind I praie;

Glorie be to Thee; O Lord, Glorie be to Thee; Glorie be to Thee; And Glorie be to Thy most Holie Name, For all Thy Divine [Page 251]Perfections in them.

For Thy unspeakable and unexpressable good­ness and mercie toward sinners, and the unwor­thie:

And even toward me, altogether the most un­worthie of all sinners.

Yea, O Lord,

For this and for the rest,

Glorie and Praise, and Blessing, and Thanksgiv­ing, with the Voices, and the Harmonie of the Voices of Angels and Men; of all Thy Saints in Heaven; and of all Thy Creatures, whether in Heaven or Earth:

And, under their feet, of me, an unworthie and miserable sinner, Thy poor Creature; both now in this Daie and Hour; and daily unto my last breath, and un­to the end of the world; and for ever and ever.

[Amen.]

[A Letanie to be used upon special occasions of Pub­lic or Private Humilia­tion.]

O Father, who didst creäte.

Destroie not him, whom Thou didst creäte:

O Son, who didst re­deem,

Destroie not him, whom Thou didst redeem:

O Spirit, who didst regenerate,

Destroie not him, whom Thou didst regenerate.

Remember not, Lord, our offenses, nor the of­fenses of our Forefa­thers, neither take Thou vengeance on our sins; on

  • Their,
  • Mine;

Spare us, good Lord;

Spare

  • Them,
  • Me;

Spare Thy people; and, in Thy people, Me Thy servant, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy pretious Blood; and be not an­grie with us, for ever.

  • Be merciful,
  • Be merciful,

Spare us, O Lord,

And be not angrie [Page 255]with us, for ever.

  • Be merciful,
  • Be merciful,

Have▪ mercie on us, O Lord, And be not angrie with us verie sore, Not verie sore, O Lord.

Deal not with me ac­cording to my sins;

Neither reward me af­ter mine iniquities.

But deal with me ac­cording to Thy great mercie,

And reward me after the multitude of Thy compassions.

Even according to that great mercie;

And after that multi­tude of compassions,

As thou didst deal with our Fathers in the generations of old.

By whatsoever is dear unto Thee,

From all evil and ad­versitie,

In all times of necessitie,

From the evil and ad­versitie at this present time,

Stand up, O Lord, rescue and save me,

Deliver me, O Lord,

And destroie me not.

In the

  • Bed of Sickness,
  • Hour of Death,
  • Daie of Judgment,

In that terrible and dreadful Daie,

Deliver me, O Lord, and save me▪

From

  • Beholding the stern countenance of the Judg;
  • Standing on the left hand;
  • Hearing that fear­ful sentence▪

Depart from me; S. Mat. 25.41.

From being

  • Bound in the chains of darkness, 2 S. Pet. 2.4.
  • Cast out into outer darkness, S. Mat. 25.30.
  • Tormented in the bottomless pit of [Page 258]Fire and Brim­stone, where the smoke of torments ascendeth up for ever and ever, Re­vel. 14.10, 11.

  • Be merciful,
  • Be merciful,

Spare us;

Deliver us, O Lord, and save us; and destroie us not for ever; not for ever, O Lord.

And that this maie not be,

Remove far from me, O Lord,

  • *1 Hardness of heart;
  • *2 Want of Remors after sinning; Eph. 4.19.
  • [Page 259]*3 Obduration of heart; S. Mark. 3.5. and 6.52.
  • *4 Setting light by Thy threatnings;
  • *5 A seared Consci­ence; 1 Tim. 4.2.
  • *6 A Reprobate Mind; Rom. 1.28.

The sin against the Holie Ghost; S. Matth. 12.32.

The sin unto Death. 1 S. John 5.16.

[1. Voluntarie Murther. Genes. 4.10. 2. Unnatural Lusts. Gen. 18.20.21. 3. Oppression of the Poor, the Fatherless, and Widows. Exod. 22.22, 23. and Deut. 15.9. 4. De­tention of the Wages of the Labor­ers. Deut. 24.15. and S. Jam. 5.4.]The Four Crying sins:

The * Six fore-run­ners of the Sin against the Holie Ghost.

From the grievous and terrible Evils of this World.

From

  • Pestilence, Famine, War;
  • Earth quakes, In­undations, Great Fires;
  • Plague of immode­rate Rains;
  • Drought;
  • Corrupting Winds, Blasting;
  • Thunder, Light­ning, Tempest;
  • [Page 261]Epidemial, acute & evil Diseases;
  • And from sudden Death,

[Good Lord deliver us.]

From pernicious E­vils in the Church,

From

  • Private Interpreta­tions, 2 S. Peter 1.20.
  • Innovations in Ho­lie things;
  • Strange Doctrines; 1 Tim. 1.3.
  • Doting about Que­stions, & making endless strifes; 1 Tim. 6.4.

From

  • Heresies,
  • Schisms,
  • Scandals,

Public & private. [Good Lord deliver us.]

From the

  • Deifying of Kings, Act. 12.22. the
  • Flattering of People, S. Mark 15.15. Act. 12.3. and 24.27.
  • Prophaness of Saul, 1 P. Sam. 15.
  • Scorns of Michal, 2 P. Sam. 6.16.
  • Fleshhook of Hoph­ni, 1 P. Sam. 2.13.

[Good Lord deliver us.]

From the

  • Massacre of Atha­lia, 2 Kings 11.
  • [Page 263]Priesthood of Mi­cha, Judg. 17.10.
  • Combination of Si­mon [Magus,] Acts 8.18. and Judas [Iscariot] S. Matth. 26.15.
  • Doctrine of the un­learned and un­stable, 2 S. Pet. 3.16.
  • Pride of Novices, 1 Tim. 3.6.
  • People that strive with the Priest; P. Hos. 4.4.

[Good Lord deliver us.]

From pernicious Evils in the State.

From

  • Anarchie, Multi­tude of Kings, Tyrannie;
  • Ashur, Jeroboam, Rehoboam, Gal.+lio, Haman;

From the

  • Dangerous council of Achitophel, 2 P. Sam. 16 21.
  • Foolish counsil of Zoan, P. Isai. 19.11.13.
  • Statutes of Omri, P. Mich. 6.16.
  • Judgments of Jez­reel, 2 Kin. 10.7.
  • Floods of Belial, Psal. 18.4.
  • Plague of Peor, Num. 25.
  • [Page 265]Vallie of Achor, H. Jos. 7.26.
  • Polluti­on of
    • Blood,
    • Seed,

[Good Lord deliver us.]

From

  • Forreign Invasion,
  • Civil Warr,
  • Displacing of good and upright Ma­gistrates,
  • Exalting of bad and corrupt men in­to office,

[Good Lord deliver us.]

From an uncomfort­able life, In

  • Sadness of Spirit,
  • Infirmitie of Bodie,
  • Ill report, Want,
  • [Page 266]Danger, Servitude, Tumults,

[Good Lord deliver us.]

From Death In

  • Sin, Shame,
  • Torture,
  • Distraction,
  • Filthiness,
  • Violence,

For Treason. From

  • Sudden
  • Eternal

Death, [Good Lord deliver us.]

Hosanna in the Highest, [Or, A Supplication for Spiri­tual Blessings.]

REmember me, O Lord, according to the favor that Thou bearest unto Thy peo­ple;

Visit me with Thy salvation;

That I maie See the felicitie of Thy chosen, Rejoice in the glad­ness of thy people, Give thanks with Thine inheritance. Psal. 106.4, 5.

For there is a glorie to be revealed: 1 S. Peter 5.1.

And, when the Judg cometh, Acts 10.42.

Some Shal See His face with joy; H. Job 33.26.

Be placed on His right hand; S. Matth. 25, 33.

Hear that most sweet voice, Come ye blessed; V. 34.

Be caught up in the Clouds, to meet the Lord; 1 Thess. 4.17.

Enter into His joie; S. Mat. 25.21.

Enjoie the Vision of Him;

Be ever with Him. 1 Thes. 4.17.

These only, only These, are blessed among the sons of men.

O give to me, the meanest of them all, the meanest place there, un­der their feet, under the feet of Thy Elect, of the meanest of them.

And, to this end, Let me find grace in Thy sight, that I maie serve Thee acceptably, with reverence and god­lie fear. Heb. 12.28.

But let me find this grace also, That I maie not receive that grace in vain, 2 Cor. 6.1.

Nor fall short of it, Heb. 12.15.

Much less so neglect it, 1 Tim. 4.14.

As to fall quite from it: Gal. 5.4.

But to stirr it up, 2 Tim. 1.6.

So as to grow in it: 2 S. Pet. 3.18.

Howsoever, to conti­nue still in it, Acts 13.43. to the end of my life.

And, O, make up the defects of Thy Graces in me; Of

  • Faith; Increas my little Faith: S. Luke 17.5.
  • Hope; Confirm my [Page 271]trembling Hope;
  • Love; Kindle the smoking Flax therof. S. Matth. 12.20.

Shed abroad in my heart the Love of Thee; Rom. 5.5.

That I maie love Thee. My

  • My Friend, in Thee.
  • My Enemie, for Thee.

O Thou, who givest grace to the humble, S. James 4.6.

Give me grace to be humble.

O Thou, who never failest them that fear Thee,

Let my heart rejoice [Page 272]in the Fear of Thee; Psal. 86.11. secund. LXX.

Let this my Fear be my Confidence; H. Job 4.6.

Let me Fear one thing only; to Fear anie thing more then Thee;

As I would that men should do unto me, so let mee likewise do to them. S. Mat. 7.12.

Nor let me think of my self more highly then I ought; but let me think soberly. Rom. 12.3.

Give light to them who sit in darkness, and [Page 273]in the shadow of death.

Guide our feet in the waie of Peace. S. Luke 1.79.

That we maie Be like-minded one towards another; Rom. 15.5.

Rightly divide; 2. Ti­moth. 2.5.

Uprightly walk; Gal. 2.14.

Edifie one another; 1 Thes. 5.11.

With one mind and one mouth glorisie God. Rom. 15.6.

But, if anie thing prove otherwise, Let us walk by the same rule, wherto we [Page 274]have atteined. Phil. 3.16.

Let us hold fast Order; Col. 2.5. 1 Co­rinth. 14.40.

Decencie; 1 Corinth. 14.40.

Stedfastness. Col. 2.5.

Hosanna upon Earth

[Or, A Supplication for Tem­poral Blessings.]

REmember, O Lord, to crown the Year with Thy goodness: Psal. 65.11.

For the eies of all wait upon Thee, O Lord;

Thou givest them [Page 275]their meat in due sea­son;

Thou openest Thy hand, and fillest all things living with Thy gracious bountie. Psal. 145.15, 16.

Vouchsafe us ther­fore, O Lord,

The blessings of Hea­ven, and of the dew from above;

The blessings of the Springs of the deep from beneath;

The Returns of the Sun;

The Conjunctions of the Moon;

The benefits of the rising Mountaine, and [Page 276]of the lasting Hills;

The fulness of the Earth, and of all that breeds therin. Deut. 33.13.14, 15, 16. secund. LXX.

  • Fruitful Seasons,
  • Temperate Airs,
  • Plentie of Corn,
  • Abundance of Fruits,
  • Health of Bodie, and
  • Peaceable times.

Good and

  • Fair Government,
  • Wise Counsels,
  • Just Laws,
  • Righteous Judg­ments,
  • Loial Obedience,
  • Due Execution of Justice,
  • [Page 277]Sufficient store for life,
  • Prosperous Issue,
  • Happie Births,

Good and

  • Fair Plentie,
  • Due Breed­ing,
  • Right Insti­tution

of children.

That our Sons maie grow up, as the yong plants; and that our Daughters maie be as the polished corners of the Temple.

That our Garners maie be full and plente­ous with all manner of store; that our Sheep [Page 278]maie bring forth thou­sands.

That our Oxen maie be strong to labor; that there be no decaie; no leading into captivi­tie; and no complain­ing in our streets. Psal. 144.12, 13, 14.

ONe thing have I de­sired of the Lord, which I will require; that I maie dwell in the House of the Lord all the daies of my life, to behold the fair beautie of the Lord; and to visit His Temple. Psal. 27.4.

Two things will I re­quire [Page 279]of Thee, O Lord; denie me them not, be­fore I die.

Remove far from me Vanitie and Lies:

Give me neither Po­vertie, nor Riches.

Feed mee with food convenient for me.

Lest I be full and de­nie Thee, and saie, Who is the Lord?

Or lest I be poor and steal, and take the Name of God in vain. Pro. 30.7, 8, 9.

Let me learn how to abound, and let me learn also how to want:

And in whatsoever state I am, therwith to [Page 280]be content. Phil. 4.11, 12.

And, beside what I have, never either to de­sire, or exspect, anie earthlie, transitorie, cor­ruptible thing.

Give me A Holie Life In

  • Godliness,
  • Gravitie, Puritie,
  • All Goodness;
  • Cheerfulness of Mind,
  • Health of Bodie,
  • Good Name,
  • Content, Safetie,
  • Libertie, Quiet.
  • A Happie Death.
  • Eternal Life.

[Evening Praier.]

HAving passed over this daie, Lord, I give thanks unto Thee.

The Evening draweth nigh, make it comfort­able.

An Evening there is, as of the Daie so, of this Life.

The Evening of this Life is Old-age:

Old-age hath seiz'd upon me; make that comfortable.

Cast me not away in the time of age;

Forsake me not, when [Page 282]my strength faileth me. Psal. 71.9.

Be thou with me un­til Old-age, and even to hoar hairs do Thou car­rie me. P. Isa. 46.4.

Do Thou do it, do Thou forgive,

Do Thou receive and save me, O Lord.

Tarrie Thou with me, O Lord, for it is toward Evening with me: and the Daie is far spent, S. Luke 24.29. of this my toilsom life.

Let Thy strength be made perfect in my weakness: 2 Corinthians 12.9.

THe Daie is vanish­ed and gon; so doth my Life vanish; my Life no Life.

The night is coming on, and so doth Death; Death without Death.

The end, as of the Daie so, of our Life is at hand:

We therefore, remem­bring this, beseech Thee, O Lord, that the end of our Life being Christi­an, and acceptable to Thee, without Sin, without Shame, and, if it please Thee, without Pain, Thou wouldst guide us in peace, O [Page 284]Lord our Lord; gather­ing us together under the feet of Thine Elect, when Thou wilt, and as Thou wilt, only with­out Shame and Sin.

GRant that wee maie remember the daies of darkness, that they are manie. Eccles. 11.8. that we be not cast out into outer darkness. S. Mat. 22.13. and 25.30. and that we maie re­member to prevent the Night, by doing some good.

Judgment is at hand,

Grant us, O Lord, that we maie make a [Page 285]good and acceptable ac­count at the dreadful and terrible Tribunal of JESUS Christ.

IN the Night I lift up my hands toward Thy Sanctuarie, and bless the Lord. Psal. 134.2, 3.

The Lord hath grant­ed His loving kindness on the Daie time, and in the Night season will I sing of Him, and make my praier unto the God of my life. Psal. 42.10.

As long as I live will I magnifie Thee on this manner, and lift up my hands in Thy Name. Psal. 63.5.

Let my praier be set forth in Thy sight as the Incense; and let the lifting up of my hands be an Evening sacrifice. Psal. 141.2.

BLessed art Thou, O Lord our God, the God of our Fathers,

Who didst creäte the interchanges of the Daie and Night;

Who givest us occasi­ons of songs in the Night. H. Job. 35.10.

Who hast delivered us from the evil of this Daie;

Who hast not cut off, like a Weaver, my Life, [Page 287]nor in this Daie before Night didst make an end of me. P. Isa. 38.12.

LOrd, as we add daies to our daies, so we add sins to our sins. Ec­clus. 5.5.

A just man falleth se­ven times a daie; Prov. 24.16. but I, a wretched sinner, seventie times se­ven times. S. Mat. 18.22. wonderfully and horri­bly, O Lord. P. Jerem. 5.30.

But I turn from my wicked waies, and be­wailing them, P. Isa. 30.15. I return to my heart; P. Isa. 46.8. and turn to [Page 288]Thee with all my heart, Deut. 30.2. O Thou that art the God of them that repent, O Savior of sin­ners.

And Evening after Evening I return, with the utmost strength of my soul; and, out of the deep, my soul crieth unto Thee, Psal. 130.1.

Lord, I have sinned a­gainst Thee, I have sin­ned grievously against Thee:

Forgive, forgive; alas, alas! wo worth my mi­serable condition:

I repent, wo is me, I repent; spare me, O Lord;

I repent, wo is me, I repent; Help my want of repentance.

Have pitie, spare me, O Lord;

Have pitie, Be merci­ful unto me:

I said, Lord be mer­ciful unto me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee. Psal. 41.4.

Have mercie upon me O Lord, after Thy great goodness; according to the multitude of Thy mercies do away mine offenses. Psal. 51.1.

  • Forgive my guilt,
  • Heal my sores,
  • Take out the stains,
  • Deliver me from shame,
  • [Page 290]Rescue me from the tyrannie of sin,
  • And make me not an example.

DEliver me, O Lord, from my necessi­ties, Psal. 25.16.

Cleans me from my secret faults;

Keep Thy servant al­so from presumptuous sins. Psal. 19.12, 13.

Impute not to me the wanderings of my mind; Wisd. 4.12. nor my idle words; S. Mat. 12.36.

Stop the black and fil­thie inundation of un­clean & wicked thoughts.

O Lord, my destructi­on is from my self. P. Hos. 13.9.

Whatsoever I have don amiss, graciously pardon;

Deal not with us af­ter our sins;

Neither reward us af­ter our iniquities. Ch. Eng. Letanie.

Mercifully look upon our infirmities, and for the glorie of Thy most Holie Name turn from us all those evils and af­flictions, which to our sins, and to us for them, are most justly and wor­thily due.

ANd, O Lord, give rest to me that am wearie; renew my strength to me that am tired with labor;

Lighten mine eles that I sleep not in death. Psal. 13.3.

Deliver me from the terrors of the Night, and from the Pestilence that walketh in darkness. Psa. 91.5.6.

Grant me wholesom sleep, and to pass this Night without feare.

Thou Keeper of Israel, who dost neither slum­ber nor sleep, Psal. 121.4. Preserv me this night [Page 293]from all evil, O Lord keep my soul. Ver. 7.

Visiting me with the salvation of Thy chil­dren:

Open my understand­ing in the visions of the night. H. Job 33.15, 16.

But, if not this, for I am not worthie,

I am not worthie,

Yet, O Lord, Thou Lo­ver of men, let my sleep be a rest, as from labors so, from sin;

Even so, O Lord.

And sleeping let me not dream of any thing, that maie

  • offend Thee,
  • defile my self.

Let not my loins be fil­led [Page 294]with illusions. Psal. 38.7. but rather let my reins chasten me. Ps. 16.8.

Preserve me, without grievous fear, from the dismal sleep of sin; and laie asleep in me all earthlie and wicked ima­ginations.

Give me sweet sleep, free from all carnal and diabolical phancies.

Lord restrein the ma­lice of my never sleeping invisible enemies; and the inclinations of my sinful flesh, O Thou who madest me.

Let the wings of thy mercie shadow me. Psal. 17.8. and 91.4.

Raise me up in due time, in the hour of Praier; and grant that I maie be earlie up, Psal. 63.1. at my Praises and Worship of thee.

BLess O Lord, Thy Creatures; Mankind.

  • All in Affliction or Prosperitie; Error or Truth; Sin or Grace.
  • The Universal Church:
  • The Eastern, Western, This among Us.
  • Prelats, Clergie, Laitie.
  • The Governments of the Earth;
  • Christian; About us; Our:
  • [Page 296]The King, Queen, Prince.
  • All in authoritie, and eminencie.
  • Counsellors, Judges, Magistrates, Officers, People.
  • Husbandmen, Mer­chants, Artificers, even to the
    • Laborers,
    • Poor.
  • All, whom Kindred,
  • Good turns,
  • Ministring in carnal things,
  • Charge
    • formerly,
    • now,
  • Moral friendship,
  • Charitie,
  • Nighborhood,
  • [Page 297]My Promise,
  • Their Desire,
  • Want of their own leisure,
  • Compassion on them being in extremitie,
  • Worthie Acts,
  • Good Works,
  • Scandal given to,
  • Want of anie else to praie for them, com­mends to my prai­ers.

LOrd, into thy hands I commend my selfe;

My

  • Spirit,
  • Soul,
  • Bodie,

Thou hast

  • creäted
  • redeemed

them,

O Lord Thou God of truth. Psal. 31.6.

And together with my selfe all mine, and all that belong unto me:

Thou, O Lord, hast graciously given them unto thy servant. Gen. 33.5.

Preserve my lying down, and my rising up, Psal. 139.1. from this time forth for evermore. Psal. 121.8.

Grant that I maie re­member Thee upon my bed, Psal. 63.7. and search out my spirit. Psal. 77.6. that I maie rise again, and still be with Thee, Psal. 139.18.

I will laie me down in peace, and take my rest; for it is Thou, Lord, only, that makest me dwell in safetie. Psal. 4.9.

[A Praier for all Estates.]

[BLess O Lord] The World.

The habîtable part theof.

The

  • Church,
  • Kingdom,
  • Throne,
  • Altar,
  • Council Table,
  • Judgment Seat,
  • Universities,
  • Shops.

All Infants, Children, Striplings, Youth, Men, Grown in Years. Old men, Infirm men.

The Possessed, Fainthearted;

Sick, Prisoners;

Orphans, Widows;

Strangers;

All Travail­ers by

  • Land,
  • Water:

Women

  • with Child,
  • giving suck.

In

  • hard servitude,
  • solitude,

Heavie-laden.

[Praiers for the Ho­lie Communion.]

[Before the Receiving of the Blessed Sacrament.]

O Lord, I am not fit, nor worthie that Thou should'st come un­der the filthie roof of the hous of my soul. S. Matth. 8.8. becaus it is wholy desolate and rui­nous; neither hast Thou, with me, a fit place where to laie Thy head. S. Mat. 8.20.

But as Thon didst vouchsafe to be laid in a [Page 303] Stable and Manger of un­reasonable Beasts; S. Luke 27.

As Thou didst not dis­deign to be entertain'd even in the hous of Si­mon the Leper; S. Matth, 26.6.

As Thou didst not re­ject the Harlot, a sinner like unto me, coming unto Thee, and touching Thee;

As Thou didst not ab­horr her foul and pro­phane mouth; S. Luke 7.37, 38.

Nor yet the Thief, on the Cross, confessing Thee; S. Luke 23.43.

Even so vouchsafe to [Page 304]admitt me also, an over­worn, miserable, and out of measure sinful crea­ture, to the receiving and communicating of the most pure, most au­spicious, quickning and saving Mysteries of Thy most Holie Bodie, and Pre­tious Blood.

S. Chrysost. Liturgie.

ATtend, O Lord, our God, from Thy ho­lie habitation, and from the glorious Throne of Thy Kingdom, and come and sanctifie us.

O Thou who sittest on high with the Father, and art here invisibly [Page 305]present with us, come and sanctifie these gifts here presented, and those also by and for whom, and the end wherto they are brought hither.

S. Chrysost. and S. Ba­sil's Liturgie.

And grant us to par­take of them

In

  • Faith, that need not be ashamed,
  • Love, without dis­simulation, Rom. 12.9.

For the

  • Keeping of the Commandements,
  • Stirring up of all Spiritual fruits,
  • Healing of Soul and Bodie.

For a

  • Symbol of our Communion, Act. 2.42.
  • Memorial of Thy Dispensation, S. Luke 22.19.

For the

  • Shewing forth of Thy Death, 1 Co­rinth 11.26.
  • Cōmunion of Thy Bodie and Bloud, 1 Cor. 10.16.
  • Participation of Thy Spirit, 1 Co­rinth. 12.13.
  • Remission of our sins, S. Mat. 26.28.

For an Amulet a­gainst all evil, 1 Cor. 5.7.

For the Quieting of our Conscience, S. Mat. 11.28.

For the

  • Blotting out of our Debts, Col. 2.14. Act. 3.19.
  • Purging of our Spots, Heb. 9.14.
  • Healing of the In­firmities of our Souls, 1 S. Pet. 2.24.
  • Renewing of our Covenant, Psal. 50.5.
  • Viands of our Spi­ritual Life, S. Joh. 6.27.
  • Increas of strenth­ning Grace, Heb. 13.9. soul-ravish­ing Comfort, Psa. 104 15.
  • [Page 308]Enforcing of our Repentance, 1 Co­rinth. 11.29.
  • Enlightning of our Understanding, S. Luke 24.31.
  • Exercise of our Hu­militie, S. Joh. 13.11.

For

  • A Seal of our Faith, 2 Cor. 1.22.
  • The Fulness of Wisdom, S. John 6.35.
  • A Sufficient Ac­compt of our Oblations, 1 Cor. 16.1.

For the Armour of Patience, 1 S. Pet. 41.

For the stirring up of our Thankfulness, Psal. 116.11.

For

  • Confidence in Prai­er, Psal. 116.12.
  • Mutual Inhabitati­on, S. John 6.56.
  • A Pledg of our Re­surrection, S. Joh. 6.54.
  • An acceptable Apo­logie at the Bar of Judgment, 1 Cor. 11.29.
  • A Testament of our Inheritance, S. Luke 22.20.
  • A Type of Perfecti­on, S. Joh. 17.23.

That we with all Thy Saints, who, from the be­gining, have pleased Thee, maie be partakers of Thy most pure and eter­nal [Page 310]good things, which Thou hast prepared, O Lord, for them that love Thee, in whom Thou art glorified for ever.

O Lamb of God, who takest away the sin of the world, S. Joh. 1.29. Take away mine also, who am a notorious sin­ner.

WEe therefore, O Lord, in the pre­sence of Thy Holie Myste­ries,

Being mindful of

The saving Passions of Thy Christ,

His

  • life-giving Cross,
  • pretious Death,
  • [Page 311]three daies Burial,
  • Resurrection from the dead,
  • Ascension into Hea­ven,
  • Session at the Right hand of Thee the Father,
  • glorious and dread­ful Return,

Humbly beseech Thee, that we, receiving a part of Thy Holie Mysteries with a pure testimonie of our Conscience, maie be united to the Holie Bodie and Blood of Thy Christ.

Let me so receive these Mysteries, that I maie be worthie to be [Page 312]ingraffed into Thy Bo­die, which is the Church; That I maie become one of Thy Members, and Thou my Head; That I may remain with Thee, and Thou with me; That now, not I in my selfe, but Thou in me, and I in Thee, Maie for ever conti­nue in an indissoluble bond of love.

Wash out the stains of my old & fresh sins; Never let anie sinful spot abide, where so [Page 313]pure Sacraments have entered.

Through this Sacred Mysterie, which I here call to mind, Burie me, alreadie dead to this world, with Thee in Thy Grave. [These Praiers [thus "marked] are not in the Greek, but in the Latin MS.]

And receiving this Sa­crament, not unworthily, let us procure Christs dwelling in our hearts, Ephes. 3.17. and be made a Temple of Thy Holie Spirit, 1 Cor. 6.19.

Even so, O Lord.

And make not anie [Page 314]one of us guiltie of these Thy dreadful and heavenlie Mysteries; nor weak in Soul or Bodie, by our unworthie partaking of the same. 1 Corin. 11.27, 29.30.

But grant that, to our utmost and last gasp, we maie worthily receive the hope of these Thy Mysteries, To our

  • Sanctification,
  • Illumination,
  • Strengthning,

To the eas of the bur­then of our manie sins;

As a Preservative a­gainst all the assaults of the Devil,

As a Deleterie and Im­pediment of our evil Customs;

For the

  • Mortification of our lusts;
  • Keeping of Thy Commandements;
  • Increas of Thy Di­vine Grace, and
  • Possession of Thy Kingdom.

[After the Receiving of the Blessed Sacrament.]

IT is good for me to hold me fast by God, and to put my trust in the God of my salva­tion. 23

We have now, O Christ our God, finished and per­fected, according to our abilitie, the Mysterie of Thy Dispensation:

For we have

  • had the Memorial of Thy Death;
  • seen the Type of Thy Resurrection;
  • been filled with Thy endless Life;
  • enjoied Thy never failing Dainties;

Wherof vouchsafe to make us all partakers in the world to come.

THe good Lord par­don everie one, that prepareth his heart, to seek the Lord God of his [Page 317]Fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the Sanctuarie. 2 Chron. 30.18, 19.

[Special Duties recom­mended to Christian People.]

1 WHat shall I do to inherit eternal Life;

1 Keep the Command­ments. S. Matth. 10.17, 19.

2 What shal we do?

  • 2 Repent, and
  • 3 Be Baptized everie one of you. Acts 2.37, 38.

3 What must I do to be saved?

4 Believe on the Lord JESUS Christ. Acts 16.30, 31.

4 What must we do?

  • 1 He that hath two
    • Coats,
    • Meats,
    Let him give to him that hath none. To the People.
  • 2 Require no more then that which is appointed you. To the Publicans.
  • 3 Do violence to no man, neither accuse anie fasly.
  • 4 Be content with your wages.

To the Souldiers. S. Luke 3.11.13, 14.

1 Knowledg of the Righteousnes [of God,]

For

  • Fear,
  • Humilitie,
  • Repentance,
  • Fasting,
  • Praiers,
  • Patience,

As a Sacrifice.

2 Faith in the Mercies [of God,] For

  • Hope,
  • Comfort,
  • Thanksgiving,
  • Alms,
  • Hymns,
  • Obedience,

As an Oblation.

FINIS.

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